All wound synonyms
wound
W w verb wound
- injure β to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- damage β To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- mutilate β to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- maim β to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple: The explosion maimed him for life.
- lacerate β to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
- harm β a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- hit β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- bruise β A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
- carve β If you carve an object, you make it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone. If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out.
- clip β A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
- contuse β to injure (the body) without breaking the skin; bruise
- cut β If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- ding β to cause surface damage to; dent: Flying gravel had dinged the car's fenders.
- gash β a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- irritate β to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- nick β Old Nick.
- pierce β to penetrate into or run through (something), as a sharp, pointed dagger, object, or instrument does.
- scrape β to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
- scratch β to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- slash β to cut with a violent sweeping stroke or by striking violently and at random, as with a knife or sword.
- slice β a thin, flat piece cut from something: a slice of bread.
- stick β a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- total β constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
- open up β not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- ouch β a clasp, buckle, or brooch, especially one worn for ornament.
- rough up β having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- offend β to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- distress β great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- traumatise β Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- traumatize β Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- bother β If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
- disturb β to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
- get β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- grieve β to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- mortify β to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
- outrage β an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- pain β physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- sting β to prick or wound with a sharp-pointed, often venom-bearing organ.
- trouble β to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- cut to the quick β done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- do in β Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dump on β to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- put down β a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- shake up β an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.