wound1
noun /wuːnd/
/wuːnd/
Idioms - an injury to part of the body, especially one in which a hole is made in the skin using a weapon
- a gunshot/stab wound
- a bullet/knife/shrapnel wound
- a head/leg wound
- an old war wound
- The nurse cleaned the wound.
- The wound healed slowly.
- He died of his wounds.
- wound to something He suffered a fatal wound to the abdomen.
- He died from the wounds he had received to his chest.
Wordfinder- bandage
- bleed
- bruise
- fracture
- hurt
- injury
- plaster
- sore
- swell
- wound
Collocations InjuriesInjuriesBeing injured- have a fall/an injury
- receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot wound
- hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg
- damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin
- pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon
- sprain/twist your ankle/wrist
- break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs
- fracture/crack your skull
- break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth
- burst/perforate your eardrum
- dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder
- bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder
- burn/scald yourself/your tongue
- bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)
- treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound
- examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound
- repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage
- amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb
- put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandage
- need/require/put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches
- put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion
- have/receive/undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictb2, Illnessb2- He died of gunshot wounds to the head.
- He had deep wounds in his chest.
- He had suffered multiple stab wounds to his chest.
- His old war wounds still ached in certain weathers.
- It was a clean wound, and it healed quickly.
- She suffered numerous slash and puncture wounds to her arms and upper body.
- The President's self-inflicted wounds have called his credibility into question.
- The animal died from an infected wound.
- a fatal gunshot wound
- He proudly showed us his war wounds.
- She survived, despite receiving severe stab wounds.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- serious
- severe
- …
- inflict
- receive
- suffer
- …
- close
- heal
- bleed
- …
- care
- healing
- wound in
- wound to
- mental or emotional pain caused by something unpleasant that has been said or done to you
- Seeing him again opened up old wounds.
- They say that time heals all wounds.
- After a serious argument, it can take some time for the wounds to heal.
- The incident remains a festering wound.
Word OriginOld English wund (noun), wundian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wond and German Wunde, of unknown ultimate origin.
Idioms
lick your wounds
- to spend time trying to get your strength or confidence back after a defeat or a disappointing experience
- Leeds are still licking their wounds after their humiliating defeat by Grimsby.
reopen old wounds
- to remind somebody of something unpleasant that happened or existed in the past
- His comments have served only to reopen old wounds.
rub salt into the wound | rub salt into somebody’s wounds
- to make a difficult experience even more difficult for somebody