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to wrap a bandage

to wrap a bandage

2.6
To cover a wound with a piece of cloth to protect it
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : envolver una venda
  • You could wrap a bandage over the patch, and no one would know you.

Examples

  • She learned how to wrap a bandage properly in her first aid class to treat small wounds.

  • The nurse helped me wrap a bandage around my injured ankle to protect it during recovery.

  • After cutting his finger, he had to wrap a bandage around it to avoid further injury.

Synonyms

to wrap
vsto wrap a bandage
729 1.0

To cover something by putting material around it

applies specifically to covering wounds for protection and support
to wrap around
vsto wrap a bandage
78 3.4

Cover something by winding a cloth around it

refers to covering wounds with cloth rather than general winding
to bandage
vsto wrap a bandage
34 2.7

To wrap a wound with soft material to protect or support it

is the common phrasing for the same medical covering action
to wrap up
vsto wrap a bandage
22 3.6

Cover something completely with paper, cloth or another material to protect it

is used for medical wound covering specifically not general wrapping
to swath
vsto wrap a bandage
  • US
5 8.2

To wrap something completely in cloth or bandages

focuses on protecting wounds with a cloth strip rather than general wrapping

Antonyms

to expose
146 2.8

Make something visible by removing a cover or letting light reach it

How Secure

to bind
132 3.2
to wrap a bandage
2.6
to cover
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

wrap a bandage infinitive
wrapped a bandage past
wrapped a bandage past participle
wrapping a bandage present participle
wraps a bandage third person singular

Morphology

wrap + a + bandage

The meaning is directly and predictably composed from 'wrap' (to wind or cover) and 'bandage' (material used for wounds); the article 'a' is semantically light. This verb + object construction is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Wrap a bandage comes from the simple action of using a long piece of cloth to cover a hurt spot. Someone physically wraps a bandage around the wound to protect and support it, so the phrase means 'to cover a wound with cloth'.