wound
1 Americannoun
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an injury, usually involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather than disease.
- Synonyms:
- trauma, lesion, laceration, stab, cut
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a similar injury to the tissue of a plant.
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an injury or hurt to feelings, sensibilities, reputation, etc.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
idioms
verb
noun
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any break in the skin or an organ or part as the result of violence or a surgical incision
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an injury to plant tissue
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any injury or slight to the feelings or reputation
verb
verb
Related Words
See injury.
Other Word Forms
- woundable adjective
- woundedly adverb
- wounder noun
- wounding adjective
- woundingly adverb
- woundless adjective
Etymology
Origin of wound
First recorded before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English wund; cognate with Old High German wunta ( German Wunde ), Old Norse und, Gothic wunds; (verb) Middle English wounden, Old English wundian, derivative of the noun
Example Sentences
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Early animal studies suggest possible roles in wound healing and gut protection.
From BBC
In Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital, one person was killed and seven wounded in an "incident" at Zayed International Airport, its governing body said.
From Barron's
In fact, as with Porkchop, it was wound tightly around her front right flipper.
From Los Angeles Times
Spoljaric stressed that under international law, "civilians, the wounded and others not -- or no longer -- taking part in the fighting must be protected".
From Barron's
The move came after the maker of surgical wound care and oral car products reported External link adjusted earnings per share of $1.57 on Thursday evening, up from $1.41 a year ago.
From Barron's
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