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a
: an injury to the body (as from violence, accident, or surgery) that typically involves laceration or breaking of a membrane (such as the skin) and usually damage to underlying tissues
b
: a cut or breach in a plant usually due to an external agent
2
: a mental or emotional hurt or blow
3
: something resembling a wound in appearance or effect
especially
: a rift in or blow to a political body or social group
wounded; wounding; wounds
: to cause a wound to or in
: to inflict a wound
Synonyms
Examples of wound in a Sentence
Noun
She suffered a knife wound to her thigh.
Her mother's scorn left a wound that never healed.
Verb
Four people were seriously wounded in the explosion.
The soldier's leg was wounded by a grenade.
Losing the match wounded his pride.
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Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2024
Sutton Stracke is forging her own path while healing old wounds.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2024
Three were wounded and a firetruck was destroyed, Civil Defense said.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Noun
One of the few people who survived the shooting was Childs' 15-year-old brother, who officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on the front porch of the family's house in the 3500 block of Adams Street.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2024
Sutton Stracke is forging her own path while healing old wounds.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
And for those who did return home, they were wounded in body and spirit, Mr. Biden said.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2024
Three were wounded and a firetruck was destroyed, Civil Defense said.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Wound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wound. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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wound
1 of 3 noun1
: an injury involving cutting or breaking of bodily tissue (as by violence, accident, or surgery)
2
: an injury to a person's feelings
wound
2 of 3 verb1
: to hurt by cutting or breaking bodily tissue
the broken glass wounded several people
2
: to hurt the feelings or pride of
his remark wounded her
Medical Definition
wound
1 of 2 noun1
a
: a physical injury to the body consisting of a laceration or breaking of the skin or mucous membrane often with damage to underlying tissue
has a deep festering knife wound across the palm
a gunshot wound
b
: an opening made in the skin or a membrane of the body incidental to a surgical operation or procedure
infection of a surgical wound
2
: a mental or emotional hurt or blow
emotional wounds of childhood
wound
2 of 2 transitive verb
: to cause a wound to or in
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