wound
flesh wound (flesh wounds)
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A flesh wound is a wound that breaks the skin but does not damage the bones or any of the body's important internal organs.stab wound (stab wounds)
[N-COUNT]
A stab wound is a wound that someone has when they have been stabbed with a knife.wound up /w'aʊnd 'ʌp/
[ADJ] usu v-link ADJ
If someone is wound up, they are very tense and nervous or angry.wound1 /w'aʊnd/ (wound) VERB FORM OF `WIND'
Wound is the past tense and past participle of wind 2.♦♦ wound2 /w'uːnd/ (wound wounds wounding wounded) INJURY
1 [N-COUNT]
A wound is damage to part of your body, especially a cut or a hole in your flesh, which is caused by a gun, knife, or other weapon.
The wound is healing nicely...
Six soldiers are reported to have died from their wounds.
2 [VERB] V n, V-ed
If a weapon or something sharp wounds you, it damages your body.
A bomb exploded in a hotel, killing six people and wounding another five...
The two wounded men were taken to a nearby hospital.
[N-PLURAL]
The wounded are people who are wounded.
Hospitals said they could not cope with the wounded...
3 [N-COUNT]
A wound is a lasting bad effect on someone's mind or feelings caused by a very upsetting experience. (LITERARY)
She has been so deeply hurt it may take forever for the wounds to heal.
4 [VERB] be V-ed
If you are wounded by what someone says or does, your feelings are deeply hurt.
He was deeply wounded by the treachery of close aides...
= hurt
5
to rub salt into the wound: see salt
[N-COUNT]
A flesh wound is a wound that breaks the skin but does not damage the bones or any of the body's important internal organs.stab wound (stab wounds)
[N-COUNT]
A stab wound is a wound that someone has when they have been stabbed with a knife.wound up /w'aʊnd 'ʌp/
[ADJ] usu v-link ADJ
If someone is wound up, they are very tense and nervous or angry.wound1 /w'aʊnd/ (wound) VERB FORM OF `WIND'
Wound is the past tense and past participle of wind 2.♦♦ wound2 /w'uːnd/ (wound wounds wounding wounded) INJURY
1 [N-COUNT]
A wound is damage to part of your body, especially a cut or a hole in your flesh, which is caused by a gun, knife, or other weapon.
The wound is healing nicely...
Six soldiers are reported to have died from their wounds.
2 [VERB] V n, V-ed
If a weapon or something sharp wounds you, it damages your body.
A bomb exploded in a hotel, killing six people and wounding another five...
The two wounded men were taken to a nearby hospital.
[N-PLURAL]
The wounded are people who are wounded.
Hospitals said they could not cope with the wounded...
3 [N-COUNT]
A wound is a lasting bad effect on someone's mind or feelings caused by a very upsetting experience. (LITERARY)
She has been so deeply hurt it may take forever for the wounds to heal.
4 [VERB] be V-ed
If you are wounded by what someone says or does, your feelings are deeply hurt.
He was deeply wounded by the treachery of close aides...
= hurt
5
to rub salt into the wound: see salt