Wound

  • 11wound up — [ˌwaund ˈʌp] adj [not before noun] anxious, worried, or excited ▪ I was too wound up to sleep …

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  • 12wound up — [ ,waund ʌp ] adjective INFORMAL nervous and worried: I was too wound up to relax …

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  • 13wound — [1] ► NOUN 1) a bodily injury caused by a cut, blow, or other impact. 2) an injury to a person s feelings or reputation. ► VERB 1) inflict a wound on. 2) injure (a person s feelings). ORIGIN Old English …

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  • 14wound-up — The process by which a company dies. Under Part IV of the Insolvency Act 1986, there are three separate procedures a members voluntary winding up where a company is solvent, a creditors voluntary winding up for insolvent companies and a… …

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  • 15wound — index damage, disable, harm, inflict, infliction, maim, mistreat, mutilate, offend ( …

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  • 16wound — (wind) waÊŠnd ,wuːnd v. spin; twist; bend; wrap around; be wrapped around; be bent; change direction waÊŠnd ,wuːnd n. injury; lesion; offense v. injure; offend wɪnd ,waɪnd n. breeze; direction of the wind; gale; breath; wind instrument… …

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  • 17Wound — This article is about wounds in humans and animals. For wounds in plants, see Plant pathology. For other uses, see Wound (disambiguation). Wound Classification and external resources Wounded man …

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  • 18wound — wound1 woundedly, adv. woundingly, adv. /woohnd/; Older Use and Literary /wownd/, n. 1. an injury, usually involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather… …

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  • 19wound — n. 1) to inflict a wound on/upon smb. 2) to receive a wound 3) to clean; dress; suture; swab a wound 4) a deep; fatal, mortal; festering; flesh; gaping; light, slight; self inflicted; serious, severe; superficial wound (to receive a slight wound) …

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  • 20wound — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, serious, severe ▪ fatal ▪ a fatal gunshot wound ▪ minor ▪ …

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