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wound 1
(wo͞ond)n.
1. An injury to an organism, especially one in which the skin or another external surface is torn, pierced, cut, or otherwise broken.
2. An injury to the feelings.
v. wound·ed, wound·ing, wounds
v.tr.
To inflict wounds or a wound on.
v.intr.
To inflict wounds or a wound: harsh criticism that wounds.
wound′ed·ly adv.
wound′ing·ly adv.
wound 2
(wound)v.
Past tense and past participle of wind 2.
wound 3
(wound)v. Music
A past tense and a past participle of wind 3.
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wound
(wuːnd)n
1. (Pathology) any break in the skin or an organ or part as the result of violence or a surgical incision
2. (Botany) an injury to plant tissue
3. any injury or slight to the feelings or reputation
vb
to inflict a wound or wounds upon (someone or something)
[Old English wund; related to Old Frisian wunde, Old High German wunta (German Wunde), Old Norse und, Gothic wunds]
ˈwoundable adj
ˈwounder n
ˈwounding adj
ˈwoundingly adv
ˈwoundless adj
wound
(waʊnd)vb
the past tense and past participle of wind 2
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
wound1
(wund; Older Use and Literary waʊnd)n.
1. an injury, usu. involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather than disease.
2. a similar injury to the tissue of a plant.
3. an injury or hurt to feelings, sensibilities, reputation, etc.
v.t. 4. to inflict a wound upon; injure; hurt.
v.i. 5. to inflict a wound.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English wund, c. Old Saxon wunda, Old High German wunta, Old Norse und wound, Gothic wunds wounded]
wound′ed•ly, adv.
wound′ing•ly, adv.
wound2
(waʊnd)v.
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wound
1. form and pronunciation
Wound is pronounced (/waʊnd/) or (/wuːnd/).
When it is pronounced (/waʊnd/), it is a past tense and past participle of the verb wind.
See wind
When wound is pronounced (/wuːnd/), it is a noun or a verb.
2. used as a noun
A wound is damage to part of your body, caused by a gun, knife, or other weapon.
...a soldier with a leg wound.
The wound is healing nicely.
3. used as a verb
If someone wounds you, they damage your body using a weapon.
He had been badly wounded in the fighting.
He was wounded in the leg.
4. 'injury'
When someone is hurt in an accident, such as a car crash or a natural disaster, you do not say that they receive a 'wound' or that they 'are wounded'. You say that they receive an injury or are injured.
A fall on the head is a common injury for a baby.
12 people died and 40 were injured in the crash.
See injure
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wound
Past participle: wounded
Gerund: wounding
| Imperative |
|---|
| wound |
| wound |
| Present |
|---|
| I wound |
| you wound |
| he/she/it wounds |
| we wound |
| you wound |
| they wound |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I wounded |
| you wounded |
| he/she/it wounded |
| we wounded |
| you wounded |
| they wounded |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am wounding |
| you are wounding |
| he/she/it is wounding |
| we are wounding |
| you are wounding |
| they are wounding |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have wounded |
| you have wounded |
| he/she/it has wounded |
| we have wounded |
| you have wounded |
| they have wounded |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was wounding |
| you were wounding |
| he/she/it was wounding |
| we were wounding |
| you were wounding |
| they were wounding |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had wounded |
| you had wounded |
| he/she/it had wounded |
| we had wounded |
| you had wounded |
| they had wounded |
| Future |
|---|
| I will wound |
| you will wound |
| he/she/it will wound |
| we will wound |
| you will wound |
| they will wound |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have wounded |
| you will have wounded |
| he/she/it will have wounded |
| we will have wounded |
| you will have wounded |
| they will have wounded |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be wounding |
| you will be wounding |
| he/she/it will be wounding |
| we will be wounding |
| you will be wounding |
| they will be wounding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been wounding |
| you have been wounding |
| he/she/it has been wounding |
| we have been wounding |
| you have been wounding |
| they have been wounding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been wounding |
| you will have been wounding |
| he/she/it will have been wounding |
| we will have been wounding |
| you will have been wounding |
| they will have been wounding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been wounding |
| you had been wounding |
| he/she/it had been wounding |
| we had been wounding |
| you had been wounding |
| they had been wounding |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would wound |
| you would wound |
| he/she/it would wound |
| we would wound |
| you would wound |
| they would wound |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have wounded |
| you would have wounded |
| he/she/it would have wounded |
| we would have wounded |
| you would have wounded |
| they would have wounded |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Noun 1. wound - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
raw wound - a wound that exposes subcutaneous tissue
stigmata - marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ
laceration - a torn ragged wound
bite - a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
2. wound - a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
blighty wound - a wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad
flesh wound - a wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones
personnel casualty, loss - military personnel lost by death or capture
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
3. wound - a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride); "he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound"; "deep in her breast lives the silent wound"; "The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it"--Robert Frost
4. wound - the act of inflicting a wound
Verb 1. wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to
hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"
trample - injure by trampling or as if by trampling; "The passerby was trampled by an elephant"
concuss - injure the brain; sustain a concussion
calk - injure with a calk
excruciate, torture, torment - subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"
overstretch, pull - strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
maim - injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion"
sprain, wrick, rick, wrench, twist, turn - twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"
subluxate - sprain or dislocate slightly; "subluxate the hip"
harm - cause or do harm to; "These pills won't harm your system"
skin, scrape - bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
graze - break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet"
2. wound - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
affront, diss, insult - treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
lacerate - deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"
sting - cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her"
Adj. 1. wound - put in a coil
coiled - curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
wound
noun
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
wound
noun1. Marked tissue damage, especially when produced by physical injury:
2. To inflict physical or mental injury or distress on:
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Translations
zranitránaranitporanit
sårsåre
vundo
haavahaavoittaaloukataloukkausvamma
ranaraniti
seb
cederaluka
særasármeiða
傷傷つける
상처상처를 입히다
aizvainotievainojumsievainot
ranaraniti
sårsåraskada
บาดเจ็บบาดแผล
gây tổn thươngvết thương
wound
1 [wuːnd]A. N → herida f
a bullet/knife wound → una herida de bala/cuchillo
a chest/head wound → una herida en el pecho/la cabeza
to lick one's wounds → lamer sus heridas
to open up old wounds → abrir viejas heridas
see also salt A1
a bullet/knife wound → una herida de bala/cuchillo
a chest/head wound → una herida en el pecho/la cabeza
to lick one's wounds → lamer sus heridas
to open up old wounds → abrir viejas heridas
see also salt A1
B. VT → herir
he was wounded in the leg → fue herido en la pierna
to wound sb's feelings (fig) → herir los sentimientos de algn
she was deeply wounded by this remark (fig) → su comentario la hirió profundamente
he was wounded in the leg → fue herido en la pierna
to wound sb's feelings (fig) → herir los sentimientos de algn
she was deeply wounded by this remark (fig) → su comentario la hirió profundamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
wound
1n (lit) → Wunde f; (fig also) → Kränkung f; my old war wound → meine alte Kriegsverletzung ; to receive or sustain a serious wound → schwer verwundet werden ; to open or re-open old wounds (fig) → alte Wunden öffnen ; the wound to his pride → sein verletzter Stolz ? lick
vt (lit) → verwunden, verletzen ; (fig) → verletzen ; wounded pride → verletzter Stolz ; wounded veteran → Kriegsversehrte(r) m(f)
n the wounded pl → die Verwundeten pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
wound2
(wuːnd) noun a physical hurt or injury. The wound that he had received in the war still gave him pain occasionally; He died from a bullet-wound. wond جُرْح рана ferida zranění die Wunde sår; -sår τραύμα, πληγή herida haav زخم؛ جراحت haava blessure פצע घाव rana seb luka sár ferita 傷 외상, 부상 žaizda ievainojums luka wonde sår rana ټپ، زخم، پرهار، توهين: صدمه ferida rană ранение rana, zranenie rana rana skada, sår บาดแผล yara 傷口 рана; поранення زخم vết thương 伤口
verb1. to hurt or injure physically. He didn't kill the animal – he just wounded it; He was wounded in the battle. gewond يَجْرَح جِسْمانِيّا наранявам ferir zranit verwunden såre τραυματίζω, πληγώνω herir haavama زخمی شدن یا کردن haavoittaa blesser לִפצוֹעַ घायल करना raniti megsebesít melukai særa ferire 傷つける 상처를 입히다 sužeisti ievainot mencederakan verwonden såre zranić زخمي كول، زخمي كيدل ferir a răni ранить zraniť raniti raniti skada, såra เป็นแผล yaralamak 傷害 поранити زخمی کرنا یا ہونا làm bị thương 打伤
2. to hurt (someone's feelings). to wound someone's pride. seermaak يَجْرَح الشُّعور наранявам ferir zranit verletzen såre πληγώνω τα αισθήματα κπ. herir solvama جریحه دار کردن loukata blesser לְהַעֲלִיב आहत करना povrijediti megsért menyakiti hati særa ferire 傷つける 감정을 해치다 įžeisti, užgauti ievainot; aizvainot melukai hati (perasaan seseorang) kwetsen såre, krenke zranić زخمي كول ferir a răni задевать zraniť raniti povrediti såra รู้สึกเจ็บ yaralamak, kırmak 傷害(感情) завдати болю; уразити صدمہ پہنچانا làm tổn thương 伤害(感情)
ˈwounded adjective having been injured, especially in war etc. the wounded man. gewond مَجْروح ранен ferido (z)raněný verwundet såret τραυματισμένος herido haavatud زخمی؛ مجروح haavoittunut blessé פצוע घायल ozlijeđen sebesült terluka særður ferito 負傷した 상처를 입은 sužeistas, įžeistas ievainots; aizvainots tercedera gewond såret ranny زخمی ferido rănit раненый (z)ranený ranjen ranjen sårad ซึ่งบาดเจ็บ yaralı 受傷的 поранений زخمی bị thương 受伤的
noun plural wounded people, especially soldiers. How many wounded are there? gewonde الجَرْحى ранен човек feridos ranění die Verwundeten (pl.) sårede (folk) τραυματίες (πληθ.) heridos haavatud زخمی ها؛ مصدومبن haavoittuneet blessés פְּצוּעִים घायल लोग विशेष कर सैनिक ranjenici sebesült(ek) penderita luka særðir, fólk sem hefur særst feriti 負傷者 부상자 sužeistieji ievainotie org yg cedera gewonde sårede ranni زخمی ها feridos rănit раненые ranení ranjenci ranjenici sårade ผู้บาดเจ็บ yaralılar 傷者 поранені مجروح اشخاص những người bị thương 伤员
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wound
→ جُرْح , يَجْرَحُ rána, zranit sår, såre verletzen , Wunde πληγώνω , τραύμα herida , herir haava, haavoittaa blesser , blessure rana, raniti ferire , ferita 傷, 傷つける 상처, 상처를 입히다 verwonden , verwonding sår , såre rana , zranić ferida , ferir рана , ранить sår, såra บาดเจ็บ, บาดแผล yara , yaralamak gây tổn thương, vết thương 击伤 , 创伤Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
wound
n. herida, lesión;
contused ___ → ___ contusa, lesión subcutánea;
gunshot ___ → ___ de bala;
penetrating ___ → ___ penetrante;
puncture ___ → ___ de punción, con un instrumento afilado;
___ debridement → desbridamiento de ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
wound
n herida; entrance — orificio de entrada; exit — orificio de salida; flesh — herida superficial (que no afecta ningún órgano); gunshot — herida de bala, balazo (fam); knife — cuchillada; penetrating — herida penetrante; puncture — herida punzante; stab — puñalada, cuchillada; vt herirEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.