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wound 1
(wo͞ond)n.
1. An injury to an organism, especially one in which the skin or another external surface is torn, pierced, cut, or otherwise broken.
2. An injury to the feelings.
v. wound·ed, wound·ing, wounds
v.tr.
To inflict wounds or a wound on.
v.intr.
To inflict wounds or a wound: harsh criticism that wounds.
wound′ed·ly adv.
wound′ing·ly adv.
wound 2
(wound)v.
Past tense and past participle of wind2.
wound 3
(wound)v. Music
A past tense and a past participle of wind3.
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wound
(wuːnd)n
1. (Pathology) any break in the skin or an organ or part as the result of violence or a surgical incision
2. (Botany) an injury to plant tissue
3. any injury or slight to the feelings or reputation
vb
to inflict a wound or wounds upon (someone or something)
[Old English wund; related to Old Frisian wunde, Old High German wunta (German Wunde), Old Norse und, Gothic wunds]
ˈwoundable adj
ˈwounder n
ˈwounding adj
ˈwoundingly adv
ˈwoundless adj
wound
(waʊnd)vb
the past tense and past participle of wind2
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
wound1
(wund; Older Use and Literary waʊnd)n.
1. an injury, usu. 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 tissue of a plant.
3. an injury or hurt to feelings, sensibilities, reputation, etc.
v.t. 4. to inflict a wound upon; injure; hurt.
v.i. 5. to inflict a wound.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English wund, c. Old Saxon wunda, Old High German wunta, Old Norse und wound, Gothic wunds wounded]
wound′ed•ly, adv.
wound′ing•ly, adv.
wound2
(waʊnd)v.
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wound
1. form and pronunciation
Wound is pronounced (/waʊnd/) or (/wuːnd/).
When it is pronounced (/waʊnd/), it is a past tense and past participle of the verb wind.
See wind
When wound is pronounced (/wuːnd/), it is a noun or a verb.
2. used as a noun
A wound is damage to part of your body, caused by a gun, knife, or other weapon.
...a soldier with a leg wound.
The wound is healing nicely.
3. used as a verb
If someone wounds you, they damage your body using a weapon.
He had been badly wounded in the fighting.
He was wounded in the leg.
4. 'injury'
When someone is hurt in an accident, such as a car crash or a natural disaster, you do not say that they receive a 'wound' or that they 'are wounded'. You say that they receive an injury or are injured.
A fall on the head is a common injury for a baby.
12 people died and 40 were injured in the crash.
See injure
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
wound
Past participle: wounded
Gerund: wounding
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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| Noun | 1. | wound - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. raw wound - a wound that exposes subcutaneous tissue stigmata - marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ laceration - a torn ragged wound bite - a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person |
| 2. | wound - a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat blighty wound - a wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad flesh wound - a wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones personnel casualty, loss - military personnel lost by death or capture armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | |
| 3. | wound - a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride); "he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound"; "deep in her breast lives the silent wound"; "The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it"--Robert Frost | |
| 4. | wound - the act of inflicting a wound | |
| Verb | 1. | wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back" trample - injure by trampling or as if by trampling; "The passerby was trampled by an elephant" concuss - injure the brain; sustain a concussion calk - injure with a calk excruciate, torture, torment - subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible" overstretch, pull - strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition" maim - injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion" sprain, wrick, rick, wrench, twist, turn - twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days" subluxate - sprain or dislocate slightly; "subluxate the hip" harm - cause or do harm to; "These pills won't harm your system" skin, scrape - bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" graze - break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet" |
| 2. | wound - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" affront, diss, insult - treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone" arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" lacerate - deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks" sting - cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her" | |
| Adj. | 1. | wound - put in a coil coiled - curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck" |
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wound
noun
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
wound
noun1. Marked tissue damage, especially when produced by physical injury:
2. To inflict physical or mental injury or distress on:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
zranitránaranitporanit
sårsåre
vundo
haavahaavoittaaloukataloukkausvamma
ranaraniti
seb
cederaluka
særasármeiða
傷傷つける
상처상처를 입히다
aizvainotievainojumsievainot
ranaraniti
sårsåraskada
บาดเจ็บบาดแผล
gây tổn thươngvết thương
wound
1 [wuːnd]A. N → herida f
a bullet/knife wound → una herida de bala/cuchillo
a chest/head wound → una herida en el pecho/la cabeza
to lick one's wounds → lamer sus heridas
to open up old wounds → abrir viejas heridas
see also salt A1
a bullet/knife wound → una herida de bala/cuchillo
a chest/head wound → una herida en el pecho/la cabeza
to lick one's wounds → lamer sus heridas
to open up old wounds → abrir viejas heridas
see also salt A1
B. VT → herir
he was wounded in the leg → fue herido en la pierna
to wound sb's feelings (fig) → herir los sentimientos de algn
she was deeply wounded by this remark (fig) → su comentario la hirió profundamente
he was wounded in the leg → fue herido en la pierna
to wound sb's feelings (fig) → herir los sentimientos de algn
she was deeply wounded by this remark (fig) → su comentario la hirió profundamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
wound
1n (lit) → Wunde f; (fig also) → Kränkung f; my old war wound → meine alte Kriegsverletzung; to receive or sustain a serious wound → schwer verwundet werden; to open or re-open old wounds (fig) → alte Wunden öffnen; the wound to his pride → sein verletzter Stolz ? lick
vt (lit) → verwunden, verletzen; (fig) → verletzen; wounded pride → verletzter Stolz; wounded veteran → Kriegsversehrte(r) m(f)
n the wounded pl → die Verwundeten pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
wound2
(wuːnd) noun a physical hurt or injury. The wound that he had received in the war still gave him pain occasionally; He died from a bullet-wound.
verb1. to hurt or injure physically. He didn't kill the animal – he just wounded it; He was wounded in the battle.
2. to hurt (someone's feelings). to wound someone's pride.
ˈwounded adjective having been injured, especially in war etc. the wounded man.
noun plural wounded people, especially soldiers. How many wounded are there?
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
wound
→ جُرْح, يَجْرَحُ rána, zranit sår, såre verletzen, Wunde πληγώνω, τραύμα herida, herir haava, haavoittaa blesser, blessure rana, raniti ferire, ferita 傷, 傷つける 상처, 상처를 입히다 verwonden, verwonding sår, såre rana, zranić ferida, ferir рана, ранить sår, såra บาดเจ็บ, บาดแผล yara, yaralamak gây tổn thương, vết thương 击伤, 创伤Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
wound
n. herida, lesión;
contused ___ → ___ contusa, lesión subcutánea;
gunshot ___ → ___ de bala;
penetrating ___ → ___ penetrante;
puncture ___ → ___ de punción, con un instrumento afilado;
___ debridement → desbridamiento de ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
wound
n herida; entrance — orificio de entrada; exit — orificio de salida; flesh — herida superficial (que no afecta ningún órgano); gunshot — herida de bala, balazo (fam); knife — cuchillada; penetrating — herida penetrante; puncture — herida punzante; stab — puñalada, cuchillada; vt herirEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.