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Definition of wound 1 verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    wound1

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//wund//
     
    [often passive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they wound
     
    he / she / it wounds
     
    past simple wounded
     
    -ing form wounding
     
     
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  1. 1wound somebody/something to injure part of the body, especially by making a hole in the skin using a weapon He had been wounded in the arm.
  2. 2wound somebody to hurt someone's feelings She felt deeply wounded by his cruel remarks.
See wound in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary