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
His booking photo shows his left eye is swollen shut and a bandage covers a wound above his eye. — Pete Grieve, SFChronicle.com, "Injured man arrested in fatal stabbing after fight in SF’s Polk Gulch," 21 Aug. 2019 Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials told news outlets that the 12-year-old was found bleeding with puncture wounds. — BostonGlobe.com, "Canadian boy bitten by shark at Florida beach," 21 Aug. 2019 The bear gave chase and gave him a few good bite wounds before heading back to his dumpster. — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, "When sharing the backcountry with bears, choose a shotgun as your companion," 20 Aug. 2019 Officers arrived to find Andrade and another man suffering from at least one gunshot wound each. — Jason Green, The Mercury News, "San Jose: Authorities identify man killed in shooting," 20 Aug. 2019 Moore sustained a gunshot wound in the chest after investigators say a bullet from Dillard’s gun struck him. — Mike Schell, Cincinnati.com, "North College Hill High School students, staff walk in honor of slain 17-year-old," 20 Aug. 2019 Chicago police said a person believed to be a teenage boy or young adult was discovered dead with a gunshot wound in his neck late Monday in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side. — Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com, "‘That could be my son’: Male found shot to death on Chicago Lawn sidewalk, police say," 20 Aug. 2019 On July 29, Reed Zipperer, 18, was surfing when a shark bit him, leaving three hand wounds, according to CBS News. — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, "9-Year-Old Girl Survives Shark Attack in Florida — and Says She'll Return to the Water," 19 Aug. 2019 Harshbarger also reported in his preliminary autopsy findings that Betts had more than 50 entry and exit wounds. — CBS News, "Dayton gunman had drugs, alcohol in his system, coroner says," 16 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
In 1976, a custodian with a history of mental illness opened fire with a rifle in the school library, killing seven people and wounding two others. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Police hunt killer in California university stabbing," 19 Aug. 2019 Authorities say Aaron Luther killed California Highway Patrol Officer Andre Moye and wounded two others in Monday's shootout in Riverside. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "Ex-convict used an untraceable 'ghost gun' in deadly shootout with police in Riverside," 15 Aug. 2019 Two words immediately came to mind after a white-nationalist gunman killed 22 people and wounded 24 others at an El Paso Walmart earlier this month: domestic terrorism. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "The Danger of a Domestic Terrorism Law," 15 Aug. 2019 Deputy Interior Minister Khoshal Sadat told reporters that 92 of the wounded are civilians. — Washington Post, "The Latest: Afghan officials say Kabul attack killed 14," 7 Aug. 2019 Ninety-two of the wounded were civilians, Deputy Interior Minister Khoshal Sadat told reporters. — Rahim Faiez, BostonGlobe.com, "Taliban suicide blast in Kabul kills 14 people, wounds 145 others," 7 Aug. 2019 Of the wounded, 92 were civilians, Deputy Interior Minister Khoshal Sadat told reporters. — NBC News, "Suicide blast in Afghanistan kills 14 people; 145 wounded," 7 Aug. 2019 Ninety-two of the wounded were civilians, Deputy Interior Minister Khoshal Sadat told reporters. — Rahim Faiez And Cara Anna, chicagotribune.com, "Afghanistan in 2019: ‘Excellent progress’ made in negotiations with Taliban to withdraw U.S. troops, then car bomb rips through Kabul," 7 Aug. 2019 The El Paso shooting is one of the deadliest in modern U.S. history, and the death toll rose Monday as doctors announced that two more of the wounded had died. — Fox News, "El Paso shooting Walmart employee helped up to 100 escape, says he was 'trained the customers come first'," 6 Aug. 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