WOUND

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wund; akin to Old High German wunta ~ Date: before 12th century 1. an injury to the body (as from violence, accident, or surgery) that typically involves laceration or breaking of a membrane (as the skin) and usually damage to underlying tissues, a cut or breach in a plant usually due to an external agent, a mental or emotional hurt or blow, something resembling a ~ in appearance or effect, II. verb Date: before 12th century transitive verb to cause a ~ to or in, intransitive verb to inflict a ~, see: wind