injured reserve

[in-jerd ri-zurv]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Football, Ice Hockey.

the list to which a player’s name is formally added for a designated number of days when the player is injured or ill, during which time the team can replace the player on its roster. IR

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Word History and Origins

Origin of injured reserve¹

First recorded in 1920–25 for officers in the armed forces; injured list ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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Pham said Pederson was “messing with my money” and objected to Pederson putting a player on injured reserve and adding a free agent to his roster, although Pederson said Pham had “literally done the same thing” with his fantasy team.

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Murchison was on injured reserve last season.

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Veteran safety John Johnson III, who was on injured reserve for nearly the entire season, is a pending free agent.

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But Jackson aggravated the shoulder injury in the second game, and he was on injured reserve for six games.

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He suffered a shoulder injury during training camp, aggravated the injury during the second game and was on injured reserve for six games.

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injured list injurious

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