flesh woundnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfleʃ ˌwuːnd/us/ˈfleʃ ˌwuːnd/an injury that does not damage the bones or inner organs
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Injuring and injuries
- at-risk
- be in the wars idiom
- bite
- boo-boo
- cripple
- disable
- harm
- injure
- injury
- lesion
- maim
- muscle
- rick
- sprain
- trample
- twist
- victim
- whiplash
- wound 1
- wrench
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Examples from literature
- His hip was dislocated and he suffered some painful flesh wounds.
- It is air, you know, that plays havoc with flesh wounds.
- It was a flesh wound and until it grew more painful he could still fight.
- It was only a flesh wound, it afterwards appeared.
- Luckily it was only a flesh wound, and not serious.