to bandage

Examples

• All

• I'll, I'll find something to bandage it with.

  Soul Reaper (2019)

• Having him in the hospital and seeing him bandaged up? Pretty much immobilized?

  Academic text (2015)

• We need something to bandage him with.

  United 93 (2006)

• here, let me bandage them.

  Three (2005)

• You wouldn't bandage my hand for me, would you?

  The Seventh Cross (1944)

• - I injured my leg and she bandaged it up.

  Flyboys (2006)

• Would you hold her while I finish bandaging?

  The Purple Plain (1954)

• I bandaged many wounds in the war.

  97 Minutes (2023)

• I am taken to the hospital by ambulance to get bandaged up and receive a tetanus shot.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The doctor cauterized, stitched, and bandaged the wound, and gave Milton a tetanus shot.

  Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

B

to bind

vsto bandage

132 3.2

To tie something tightly with rope or string

is specific to wound covering for protection and gentle support not just tight fastening

P

to plaster

vsto bandage

• UK

5 3.6

To put a hard cast on a broken bone to keep it still

focuses on protecting or supporting wounds rather than immobilizing with a cast

S

to swath

vsto bandage

• US

5 8.2

To wrap something completely in cloth or bandages

applies to targeted wound covering for protection or support instead of full enveloping

W

to wrap a bandage

vsto bandage

2.6

To cover a wound with a piece of cloth to protect it

is the shorter single-word form used for the same action

Antonyms

R

to reveal

∞ 2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

U

to uncover

37 2.7

Remove a cover to show what is under it

Phrasal Verbs

W

to wrap a bandage

2.6

To cover a wound with a piece of cloth to protect it

Compounds

A

adhesive bandage

1 2.2

A small sticky strip with a soft pad that you put on the skin to cover small cuts

G

gauze bandage

1 2.6

A thin cotton cloth used to cover and protect a wound

E

elastic bandage

1 2.6

A long, stretchy cloth that wraps and supports an injured joint to reduce swelling

P

plaster bandage

• Specialized

1 3.5

A cloth strip with a wet white paste that becomes hard to hold a broken bone still

C

capeline bandage

• Specialized

9.9

A bandage that covers the head or an amputation stump like a cap to protect the area

C

compression bandage

• Specialized

3.7

A bandage that presses on a wound to stop heavy bleeding

F

four-tailed bandage

• Specialized

9.7

A cloth strip with four tails that you tie over the head to hold the jaw or chin

I

immovable bandage

• Specialized

7.5

A cloth bandage soaked in hard plaster that becomes rigid to keep a body part still

O

oblique bandage

• Specialized

7.7

A bandage wrapped at an angle around an arm or leg to support it

R

roller bandage

4.1

A roll of cloth used to wrap wounds or support injured body parts

S

scarf bandage

• UK

5.1

A wide triangular cloth worn around the neck to hold an injured forearm

S

suspensory bandage

• Specialized

7.0

A cloth wrap that supports a hanging body part like the scrotum or a heavy breast

T

triangular bandage

• Specialized

4.1

A large triangle of cloth used to support an injured arm by tying it around the neck

S

spiral bandage

• Specialized

3.9

A strip of cloth wrapped in overlapping turns around a limb like an arm

How Secure

to bandage

34 2.7

to dress

34 5.3

to cover

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology