verb🔗ShareTo apply a splint to; to fasten with splints."The carpenter splinted the broken chair leg so it could be used again. "medicineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough."After her surgery, Maria splinted her abdomen with a pillow before each cough to reduce the pain. "medicinebodyphysiologyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter."The old wooden chair splinted when I sat down too heavily on it. "materialpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading