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wound

/wuːnd/

noun1 of 2

an injury to the body that is caused when something breaks the skin

  • “There are no wounds or anything else at the moment.”Tatoeba
  • “It's possible that the victim is wounded in the head.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

verb2 of 2

To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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