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wound

noun verb

An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.

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Word length
5
Starts with
W
Ends with
D
Contains
OUN
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

/wuːnd/ /wund/ /waʊnd/

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noun

  1. An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.

  2. A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.

    “It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.”

  3. An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.

verb

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

    “The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.”

  2. To hurt (a person's feelings).

    “The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival.”

verb

  1. To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

  2. To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.

    “The boxer was winded during round two.”

  3. To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.

  4. To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.

  5. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.

  6. To perceive or follow by scent.

    “The hounds winded the game.”

  7. To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.

  8. To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.

verb

  1. To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.

    “to wind thread on a spool or into a ball”

  2. To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.

    “Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.”

  3. To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.

  4. To travel in a way that is not straight.

    “Vines wind round a pole. The river winds through the plain.”

  5. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.

  6. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.

  7. To cover or surround with something coiled about.

    “to wind a rope with twine”

  8. To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist, as by a winch.

  9. To turn (a ship) around, end for end.

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Example Sentences

It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.
The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.
The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival.
The boxer was winded during round two.
The hounds winded the game.
to wind thread on a spool or into a ball
Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.
Vines wind round a pole. The river winds through the plain.
to wind a rope with twine

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