wound
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(noun) an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin). Synonyms: lesion.
Noun Definition 1
(noun) a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat. Synonyms: injury, combat injury.
Noun Definition 2
(noun) a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride). Examples: "He feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound." "Deep in her breast lives the silent wound." "The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it"--robert frost."
Noun Definition 3
(verb) hurt the feelings of. Synonyms: hurt, injure, bruise, offend, spite. Examples: "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests." "This remark really bruised my ego."
Verb Definition 2
(verb) to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course. Synonyms: weave, wind, thread, meander, wander. Examples: "The river winds through the hills." "The path meanders through the vineyards." "Sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body."
Verb Definition 1
(verb) extend in curves and turns. Synonyms: wind, twist, curve. Examples: "The road winds around the lake." "The path twisted through the forest."
Verb Definition 2
(verb) arrange or or coil around. Synonyms: wind, wrap, roll, twine. Examples: "Roll your hair around your finger." "Twine the thread around the spool." "She wrapped her arms around the child."
Verb Definition 3
(verb) catch the scent of; get wind of. Synonyms: scent, nose, wind. Example: "The dog nosed out the drugs."
Verb Definition 4
(verb) coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem. Synonyms: wind, wind up. Example: "Wind your watch."
Verb Definition 5
(verb) raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help. Synonyms: hoist, lift, wind. Example: "Hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car."
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