wound
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2.2
- noun
- /wuːnd/
- "I died in Korea from a shrapnel wound," he says, "and narcotics resurrected me."
- wound healing
- heal wounds
- wound infection
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Watch on YouTubeYou slay Dragons, get wounds, find swords, and heal.
- You slay Dragons, get wounds, find swords, and heal.
- I'm going to tend to this wound off camera.
- The cause of death was the knife wound to his jugular.
- You know how many people died from shotgun wounds in the UK last year?
- A couple dudes show up with wounds from ordinary sword wounds.
- She also had to pack my wound in the middle of our wedding.
- Everyone's going back to school on how to treat wounds and stop bleeding.
- Now imagine you have cuts in wounds in your digestive system.
Examples
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The soldier received a serious wound during the battle, requiring surgery to repair.
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That's a much more difficult wound to heal without stitches.
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You should have told me how bad that wound was.
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Seriously? - No, just a wound in the leg
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I'm going to tend to this wound off camera.
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We can at least wash her wounds.
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The wound itself is superficial.
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They just treated a guy who had a knife wound in the leg.
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It's my war wound.
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The third casualty, Matthew Bradford Smith, had a gunshot wound to the leg which severed his femoral artery.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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1.4
Harm to the body caused by an accident or attack
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1.0
A wound where the skin is opened by something sharp
170
1.6
A thin shallow mark on skin or a surface made by something sharp
65
7.7
A deep cut in the skin or flesh with rough, torn edges
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7.0
An area of damaged body tissue caused by injury or disease
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2.2
A painful spot on the skin that is open or infected
32
3.9
A long deep cut in skin or a surface
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3.7
A wound that only affects the skin and soft parts of the body, not organs or bones
11
3.6
A long deep cut made by a sharp object
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6.6
An injury where the skin is broken and what is under the skin shows
Idioms
- Informal
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6.6
To make someone's bad feelings worse by reminding them of a disappointment
Compounds
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3.7
A wound that only affects the skin and soft parts of the body, not organs or bones
- Archaic
A wound that sends a British soldier home from the front, often in World War I
- Specialized
A direct current motor whose parts are connected in parallel to keep a steady speed when the load changes
- Specialized
A plant virus spread by small jumping insects that causes growths on plants
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wound as a noun for a physical injury comes from the same old English wund meaning 'injury' or 'sore', so a wound is a place on the body that is cut, torn, or damaged and needs to heal.