wound 1 (wo?ond)n.1. An injury to an organism, especially one in which the skin or another external surface is torn, pierced, cut, or otherwise broken.2. An injury to the feelings.v. wound·ed, wound·ing, wounds v.tr. To inflict wounds or a wound on.v.intr. To inflict wounds or a wound: harsh criticism that wounds.[Middle English, from Old English wund; see wen- in Indo-European roots.]wound?ed·ly adv.wound?ing·ly adv.wound 2 (wound)v.Past tense and past participle of wind2.wound 3 (wound)v. Music A past tense and a past participle of wind3.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.wound (wu?nd) n1. (Pathology) any break in the skin or an organ or part as the result of violence or a surgical incision2. (Botany) an injury to plant tissue3. any injury or slight to the feelings or reputationvbto inflict a wound or wounds upon (someone or something)[Old English wund; related to Old Frisian wunde, Old High German wunta (German Wunde), Old Norse und, Gothic wunds] ?woundable adj ?wounder n ?wounding adj ?woundingly adv ?woundless adjwound (wa?nd) vb the past tense and past participle of wind2Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014wound1 (wund; Older Use and Literary wa?nd) n. 1. an injury, usu. involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather than disease. 2. a similar injury to the tissue of a plant. 3. an injury or hurt to feelings, sensibilities, reputation, etc. v.t. 4. to inflict a wound upon; injure; hurt. v.i. 5. to inflict a wound. [before 900; Middle English; Old English wund, c. Old Saxon wunda, Old High German wunta, Old Norse und wound, Gothic wunds wounded] wound?ed?ly, adv. wound?ing?ly, adv. wound2 (wa?nd) v. a pt. and pp. of wind 2 and wind3. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.wound1. form and pronunciationWound is pronounced (/wa?nd/) or (/wu?nd/).When it is pronounced (/wa?nd/), it is a past tense and past participle of the verb wind.When wound is pronounced (/wu?nd/), it is a noun or a verb.A wound is damage to part of your body, caused by a gun, knife, or other weapon.If someone wounds you, they damage your body using a weapon.When someone is hurt in an accident, such as a car crash or a natural disaster, you do not say that they receive a ‘wound’ or that they ‘are wounded’. You say that they receive an injury or are injured.