wound
noun
[ wuːnd ]
• an injury to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken.
• "a knife wound"
Similar:
injury,
lesion,
cut,
gash,
laceration,
tear,
rent,
puncture,
slash,
sore,
graze,
scratch,
scrape,
abrasion,
bruise,
contusion,
trauma,
traumatism,
wound
verb
• inflict a wound on.
• "the sergeant was seriously wounded"
Similar:
injure,
hurt,
damage,
harm,
maim,
mutilate,
disable,
incapacitate,
scar,
lacerate,
cut,
cut to ribbons,
graze,
scratch,
gash,
tear,
tear apart,
hack,
rip,
puncture,
pierce,
stab,
slash,
zap,
plug,
blast,
Origin:
Old English wund (noun), wundian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wond and German Wunde, of unknown ultimate origin.
wound
verb
• past and past participle of wind2.
wind
verb
• cause (someone) to have difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach.
• "the fall nearly winded him"
Similar:
out of breath,
breathless,
gasping for breath,
panting,
puffing,
huffing and puffing,
puffing and blowing,
puffed out,
out of puff,
• make (a baby) bring up wind after feeding by patting its back.
• "Paddy's wife handed him their six-month-old daughter to be winded"
• detect the presence of (a person or animal) by scent.
• "the birds could not have seen us or winded us"
• sound (a bugle or call) by blowing.
• "but scarce again his horn he wound"
Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wind and German Wind, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ventus .
wind
verb
• move in or take a twisting or spiral course.
• "the path wound among olive trees"
Similar:
twist and turn,
twist,
turn,
bend,
curve,
loop,
zigzag,
weave,
snake,
meander,
ramble,
swerve,
veer,
• pass (something) round a thing or person so as to encircle or enfold.
• "he wound a towel around his midriff"
• make (a clock or other device, typically one operated by clockwork) operate by turning a key or handle.
• "he wound City Hall's clock every day until he retired at the age of 92"
Origin:
Old English windan ‘go rapidly’, ‘twine’, of Germanic origin; related to wander and wend.
