bandagenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈbæn.dɪdʒ/us/ˈbæn.dɪdʒ/A2 US also gauze a long, narrow piece of cloth that is tied around an injury or a part of someone's body that has been hurt
US a Band-Aid
Examples
- Ensure the wound is free from dirt before applying the bandage.
- She removed the bandage to reveal a red swollen wound.
- He wound a small bandage round her finger.
- My ankle is rather weak, so I always put a bandage on it to support it when I play tennis.
- He came out of the hospital swathed in bandages.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Medical dressings, supports & devices
- auditory brainstem implant
- Band-Aid
- biventricular pacemaker
- calipers
- cochlear implant
- cotton
- cotton ball
- cotton wool ball
- earplug
- Elastoplast
- ice pack
- lint
- liposome
- oxygen tank
- plaster cast
- poultice
- truss
- walker
- walking frame
- Zimmer frame
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bandageverb [ T ]
uk/ˈbæn.dɪdʒ/us/ˈbæn.dɪdʒ/to tie a bandage around an injury or part of someone's body, or put bandages on someone or something:
You ought to bandage (up) that cut.
the dog's bandaged paw
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Medical dressings, supports & devices
- auditory brainstem implant
- Band-Aid
- biventricular pacemaker
- calipers
- cochlear implant
- cotton
- cotton ball
- cotton wool ball
- earplug
- Elastoplast
- ice pack
- lint
- liposome
- oxygen tank
- plaster cast
- poultice
- truss
- walker
- walking frame
- Zimmer frame
See more results »