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ALL meanings of wound

wound
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  • noun wound the act of winding. 1
  • noun wound a single turn, twist, or bend of something wound: If you give it another wind, you'll break the mainspring. 1
  • noun wound a twist producing an uneven surface. 1
  • verb with object wound to blow (a horn, a blast, etc.). 1
  • verb with object wound to sound by blowing. 1
  • verb with object wound to signal or direct by blasts of the horn or the like. 1
  • verb without object wound to change direction; bend; turn; take a frequently bending course; meander: The river winds through the forest. 1
  • verb without object wound to have a circular or spiral course or direction. 1
  • verb without object wound to coil or twine about something: The ivy winds around the house. 1
  • verb without object wound to proceed circuitously or indirectly. 1
  • verb without object wound to undergo winding or winding up. 1
  • verb without object wound to be twisted or warped, as a board. 1
  • idioms wound out of wind, (of boards, plasterwork, etc.) flat and true. 1
  • verb wound a simple past tense and past participle of wind2. and wind3 . 1
  • noun wound An injury to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken. 1
  • noun wound injury caused by weapon 1
  • noun wound injury 1
  • transitive verb wound injure, hurt 1
  • transitive verb wound hurt emotionally 1
  • adjective wound coiled 1
  • noun wound hurt feelings 1
  • noun wound Wound is the past tense and past participle of wind2 2. 0
  • countable noun wound A wound is damage to part of your body, especially a cut or a hole in your flesh, which is caused by a gun, knife, or other weapon. 0
  • verb wound If a weapon or something sharp wounds you, it damages your body. 0
  • verb wound The wounded are people who are wounded. 0
  • countable noun wound A wound is a lasting bad effect on someone's mind or feelings caused by a very upsetting experience. 0
  • verb wound If you are wounded by what someone says or does, your feelings are deeply hurt. 0
  • noun wound any break in the skin or an organ or part as the result of violence or a surgical incision 0
  • noun wound an injury to plant tissue 0
  • noun wound any injury or slight to the feelings or reputation 0
  • verb wound to inflict a wound or wounds upon (someone or something) 0
  • noun wound an injury to the body in which the skin or other tissue is broken, cut, pierced, torn, etc. 0
  • noun wound an injury to a plant caused by cutting, scraping, or other external force 0
  • noun wound any hurt or injury to the feelings, honor, etc. 0
  • verb transitive wound to inflict a wound or wounds (on or upon); hurt; injure 0
  • abbreviation WOUND wind1 0
  • abbreviation WOUND wind3 0
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