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wound

1. wound \'wu:nd\ n [ME, fr. OE wund; akin to OHG wunta wound] 1a: an 
   injury to the body consisting of a laceration or breaking of a membr ane 
   (as the skin) usu. by a hard or sharp instrument forcefully driven or 
   applied 1b: a cut or breach in a plant due to external violence  2: a 
   mental or emotional hurt or blow 
2. wound vt : to cause a wound to or in to inflict a wound 
3. wound  past of WIND