1
: a strip of fabric used especially to cover, dress, and bind up wounds
2
: a flexible strip or band used to cover, strengthen, or compress something
bandaged; bandaging
: to bind, dress, or cover with a bandage
bandage a wound
a bandaged ankle
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Examples of bandage in a Sentence
Noun
He wrapped a bandage around his knee.
She put a bandage on the cut.
Verb
He arrived with a bandaged ankle.
her mother always bandages her scraped knees very carefully
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump’s ear bandage After a would-be assassin’s bullet grazed his ear during a Pennsylvania campaign rally, Trump showed up to the Republican National Convention with an oversized bandage covering the wound.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Advertisement In an interview with ABC7, Deasy appears battered, with a bloody forehead and bandaged and bruised arms.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Noun
At the Republican National Convention days later, Trump was hailed as a martyr, with attendees wearing bandages over their ears in solidarity with him.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump’s ear bandage After a would-be assassin’s bullet grazed his ear during a Pennsylvania campaign rally, Trump showed up to the Republican National Convention with an oversized bandage covering the wound.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
Despite the incident, the reporter, Ryan Gamboa, continued covering the event after being bandaged by Kunce and was then treated for a minor injury at a hospital.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Advertisement In an interview with ABC7, Deasy appears battered, with a bloody forehead and bandaged and bruised arms.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Bandage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandage. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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bandage
1 of 2 noun
ban·dage
ˈban-dij 
: a strip of fabric used especially to cover and bind up wounds and as a means of applying healing medicines or ointments
bandage
2 of 2 verb
bandaged; bandaging
: to bind or cover with a bandage
Medical Definition
bandage
1 of 2 noun
ban·dage
ˈban-dij
: a strip of fabric used to cover a wound, hold a dressing in place, immobilize an injured part, or apply pressure see capeline, esmarch bandage, pressure bandage, spica, velpeau bandage
bandage
2 of 2 verb
bandaged; bandaging
: to bind, dress, or cover with a bandage
bandage a wound
bandage a sprained ankle
: to apply a bandage
bandager
noun
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