wound (verb)

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• wound — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, serious, severe ▪ fatal ▪ a fatal gunshot wound ▪ minor ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• wound — [1] ► NOUN 1) a bodily injury caused by a cut, blow, or other impact. 2) an injury to a person s feelings or reputation. ► VERB 1) inflict a wound on. 2) injure (a person s feelings). ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• wound — I VERB FORM OF WIND (Pronounced [[t]wa͟ʊnd[/t]] in wound 1, and [[t]wu͟ːnd[/t]] in wound 2.) Wound is the past tense and past participle of wind 2. II INJURY ♦♦ wounds, wounding, wounded (Pronounced [[t]wa͟ʊnd[/t]] in wound 1, and [[t]wu͟ːnd[/t]] …   English dictionary

• wound — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wund; akin to Old High German wunta wound Date: before 12th century 1. a. an injury to the body (as from violence, accident, or surgery) that typically involves laceration or breaking of a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• wound — wound1 [waund] the past tense and past participle of ↑wind 2 wound 2 wound2 [wu:nd] n [: Old English; Origin: wund] 1.) an injury to your body that is made by a weapon such as a knife or a bullet ▪ A nurse cleaned and bandaged the wound. ▪ It… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• wound — I. /wund / (say woohnd) noun 1. an injury to an organism, usually one involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather than disease. 2. a similar injury to the …  

• wound — wound1 [ wund ] noun count ** an injury in which your skin or flesh is damaged, usually seriously. When a wound gets better it heals: He suffered serious wounds to his back and stomach. a head/chest/leg wound: There was blood pouring down his… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• wound — I UK [wuːnd] / US [wund] noun [countable] Word forms wound : singular wound plural wounds ** 1) an injury in which your skin or flesh is damaged, usually seriously. When a wound gets better it heals He suffered serious wounds to his back and… …   English dictionary

• wound*/ — [wuːnd] noun [C] I an injury in which your skin or flesh is seriously damaged a head wound[/ex] a stab wound[/ex] He had serious wounds to his stomach.[/ex] II verb [T] wound [wuːnd] 1) to injure someone so that their skin or flesh is seriously… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• wound — 1 the past tense and past participle of wind 2 2 noun (C) 1 an injury, especially a cut or hole made in your skin by a weapon such as a knife or a bullet: A nurse cleaned and bandaged the wound. | gunshot wounds | flesh wound (=slight injury… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• wound — wound1 [wu:nd] noun 1》 an injury to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact. 2》 an injury to a person s feelings or reputation. verb inflict a wound on. Derivatives wounding noun & adjective woundingly adverb woundless adjective …   English new terms dictionary