wound

Definition

noun
  • damage to external tissue which allows blood to escape
    Examples He had a knife wound in his leg. • The doctors sutured the wound in his chest.
    Usage gunshot wound
    wound caused by a pellet or bullet from a gun
verb
  • to harm someone by making a hole in the tissue of the body
    Example She was wounded three times in the head.
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