bandage
verb/ˈbændɪdʒ/
/ˈbændɪdʒ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bandage | /ˈbændɪdʒ/ /ˈbændɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it bandages | /ˈbændɪdʒɪz/ /ˈbændɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple bandaged | /ˈbændɪdʒd/ /ˈbændɪdʒd/ |
| past participle bandaged | /ˈbændɪdʒd/ /ˈbændɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form bandaging | /ˈbændɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈbændɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- bandage something/somebody (up) to wrap a bandage around a part of the body in order to protect it because it is injured
- Don't bandage the wound too tightly.
- His injured leg was all bandaged up.
- They bandaged up my leg and told me to rest.
Collocations InjuriesInjuriesBeing injuredTopics Healthcareb2- have a fall/an injury
- receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot wound
- hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg
- damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin
- pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon
- sprain/twist your ankle/wrist
- break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs
- fracture/crack your skull
- break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth
- burst/perforate your eardrum
- dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder
- bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder
- burn/scald yourself/your tongue
- bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)
- treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound
- examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound
- repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage
- amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb
- put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandage
- need/require/put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches
- put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion
- have/receive/undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBandage is used with these nouns as the object:- cut
- wound
- wrist
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, from bande, of Germanic origin; related to bind.Want to learn more?
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