wound
noun
\ ˈwünd
, archaic or dialectal ˈwau̇nd
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, archaic or dialectal ˈwau̇nd
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Definition of wound
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: an injury to the body (as from violence, accident, or surgery) that typically involves laceration or breaking of a membrane (such as the skin) and usually damage to underlying tissues
b
: a cut or breach in a plant usually due to an external agent
2
: a mental or emotional hurt or blow
3
: something resembling a wound in appearance or effect
especially
: a rift in or blow to a political body or social group
wound
verb
\ ˈwünd
, archaic or dialectal ˈwau̇nd\
, archaic or dialectal ˈwau̇nd\
wounded;
wounding;
wounds
Definition of wound (Entry 2 of 3)
: to cause a wound to or in
: to inflict a wound
wound
\ ˈwau̇nd
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Definition of wound (Entry 3 of 3)
past tense and past participle of wind
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Examples of wound in a Sentence
Noun
She suffered a knife wound to her thigh. Her mother's scorn left a wound that never healed.Verb
Four people were seriously wounded in the explosion. The soldier's leg was wounded by a grenade. Losing the match wounded his pride .
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Police found one man about a block away with a gunshot wound. — Joe Sutton, CNN, "3 people hurt in shootings, 1 injured in crash at Minnesota State Fair," 3 Sep. 2019 Police found Stokes’ body next to a vehicle on the 1200 block of Nelson Place NE with an apparent gunshot wound to his head. — Robin Goist, cleveland.com, "Akron teen accused of fatally shooting man in head in Canton, police say," 30 Aug. 2019 Authorities are investigating after a woman showed up at Shelby Baptist Medical Center early Thursday with a gunshot wound. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, "42-year-old female shooting victim shows up at Shelby Baptist; investigation underway," 29 Aug. 2019 Billeci died of a gunshot wound, according the county Medical Examiner’s Office. — Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Investigators release name, cause of death in Valley Center homicide," 28 Aug. 2019 No one was shot, but one person was hospitalized with a wound to his face and has since been released, police said. — Alejandro Serrano, SFChronicle.com, "Police arrest 3rd suspect in San Francisco Market Street gunfire," 28 Aug. 2019 One of the ladies who worked at The House of Mirrors, Ella Wellington, died in an upstairs room by a gunshot wound to the head. — Allyson Reedy, The Know, "Are these Colorado restaurants haunted? That depends on who you ask.," 23 Aug. 2019 The boy was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital with a single gunshot wound to the chest. — Zach Murdock, courant.com, "Teenage boy shot during robbery next to East Haven elementary school," 22 Aug. 2019 The woman was transported to a hospital in unknown condition with a gunshot wound to the lower body, the Anchorage Police Department said. — Anchorage Daily News, "Man dead, woman wounded after report of domestic dispute in East Anchorage," 22 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Michoacan state prosecutors say only one body was officially found following the confrontation, but a total of about a dozen people had been wounded. — Washington Post, "Mexican official denies vigilante movement has reignited," 5 Sep. 2019 Smith, who was at East Mississippi before the show began, wound up at Kentucky after junior college. — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "One interesting fact about each of the newcomers to the Green Bay Packers roster in 2019," 5 Sep. 2019 The gunman then fired at police, wounding two officers before he was killed. — Anchorage Daily News, "Texas shooter got gun at private sale after being denied in 2014 background check," 4 Sep. 2019 Officers from Midland and Odessa and a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper were among those wounded. — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, "Everything we know about the Odessa gunman, Seth Ator," 4 Sep. 2019 The gunman then fired at police, wounding two officers before he was killed. — Paul J. Weber, chicagotribune.com, "Gunman in Texas shooting rampage that killed 7 obtained AR-style rifle in private sale, evading background check that blocked him in 2014," 3 Sep. 2019 Five days after her brother was arrested in an Ohio shooting that left three people dead and two wounded, Olympic gymnast Simone Biles is speaking out. — Jamie Knodel, NBC News, "Simone Biles having 'hard time processing' brother's arrest in Ohio triple murder," 3 Sep. 2019 Ten people were killed and six wounded in 2009 in Coffee and Geneva Counties in southeast Alabama in the worst mass shooting in state history. — Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, "Teen confesses to killing 5 family members in north Alabama, police say," 3 Sep. 2019 Investigators said Desrosiers shot through a front window of Ruby Steplight’s home, wounding her 14-year-old granddaughter. — Tess Sheets, orlandosentinel.com, "Man accused of killing 83-year-old woman ruled incompetent to stand trial, records show," 2 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wound.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for wound
wound
noun
English Language Learners Definition of wound
(Entry 1 of 2)
: an injury that is caused when a knife, bullet, etc., cuts or breaks the skin
: a feeling of sadness, anger, etc., that is caused by something bad that has happened to you
wound
verb
English Language Learners Definition of wound (Entry 2 of 2)
: to injure (someone or something) by cutting or breaking the skin
: to cause (someone) to feel emotional pain
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wound
noun