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