Wound Definition
wo͝ond
wounded, wounding, wounds
noun
wounds
An injury to the body in which the skin or other tissue is broken, cut, pierced, torn, etc.
Webster's New World
An injury to a plant caused by cutting, scraping, or other external force.
Webster's New World
Any hurt or injury to the feelings, honor, etc.
Webster's New World
verb
wounded, wounding
To inflict a wound or wounds (on or upon); hurt; injure.
Webster's New World
To inflict wounds or a wound.
Harsh criticism that wounds.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
idiom
the wounded
- persons wounded, esp. in warfare
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Wound
- the wounded
Origin of Wound
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Noun from Old English wund, from Proto-Germanic *wundō. Verb from Old English wundian, from Proto-Germanic *wundōnÄ…. Indo-European cognates include Albanian unë (“piece of a broken pot, splinter").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English wund wen-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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See wind (Etymology 2)
From Wiktionary
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