- an injury to part of the body, especially one in which a hole is made in the skin using a weapon
- a gunshot/stab wound
- a bullet/knife/shrapnel wound
- a head/leg wound
- an old war wound
- The nurse cleaned the wound.
- The wound healed slowly.
- He died of his wounds.
- wound to something He suffered a fatal wound to the abdomen.
- He died from the wounds he had received to his chest.
Collocations InjuriesInjuriesBeing injured- 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
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictb2, Health problemsb2- He died of gunshot wounds to the head.
- He had deep wounds in his chest.
- He had suffered multiple stab wounds to his chest.
- His old war wounds still ached in certain weathers.
- It was a clean wound, and it healed quickly.
- She suffered numerous slash and puncture wounds to her arms and upper body.
- The President's self-inflicted wounds have called his credibility into question.
- The animal died from an infected wound.
- a fatal gunshot wound
- He proudly showed us his war wounds.
- She survived, despite receiving severe stab wounds.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- serious
- severe
- …
- inflict
- receive
- suffer
- …
- close
- heal
- bleed
- …
- care
- healing
- wound in
- wound to
- mental or emotional pain caused by something unpleasant that has been said or done to you
- Seeing him again opened up old wounds.
- They say that time heals all wounds.
- After a serious argument, it can take some time for the wounds to heal.
- The incident remains a festering wound.
Word OriginOld English wund (noun), wundian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wond and German Wunde, of unknown ultimate origin.
Idioms
See wound in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee wound in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishlick your wounds
- to spend time trying to get your strength or confidence back after a defeat or a disappointing experience
- Leeds are still licking their wounds after their humiliating defeat by Grimsby.
reopen old wounds
- to remind somebody of something unpleasant that happened or existed in the past
- His comments have served only to reopen old wounds.
rub salt into the wound | rub salt into somebody’s wounds
- to make a difficult experience even more difficult for somebody
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