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Collocations for wound - noun

ADJECTIVE

deep, serious, severe
fatal
a fatal gunshot wound
minor
flesh
Despite the large amount of blood, it was only a flesh wound.
clean
gaping, open
surgical
bleeding, festering (often figurative), infected
The animal died from an infected wound.
face, head, leg, etc.
bullet, gunshot, knife, shrapnel, stab
multiple
He had suffered multiple stab wounds to his chest.
entry, exit
The exit wound made by the bullet was much larger than the entry wound.
puncture, slash
She suffered numerous slash and puncture wounds to her arms and upper body.
old
war
His old war wounds still ached in certain weathers.
self-inflicted (often figurative)
The President's self-inflicted wounds have called his credibility into question.
emotional, psychological

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VERB + wound

inflict
receive, suffer, suffer from
examine, probe
bandage, clean, cleanse, cover, dress, treat
nurse
heal (often figurative)
They say that time heals all wounds.

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wound + VERB

close
heal
It was a clean wound, and it healed quickly.
bleed

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wound + NOUN

care, healing

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PREPOSITION

wound in
He had deep wounds in his chest.
wound to
He died of gunshot wounds to the head.

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Collocations for wound - verb

1. injure sb's body

ADVERB

badly, critically, gravely, grievously, seriously, severely
fatally, mortally
She was fatally wounded in a car crash.
slightly

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PREPOSITION

in
One reporter was wounded in the leg.

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PHRASES

the walking wounded (= people who have been wounded, but not so badly that they cannot walk)

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2. hurt sb's feelings

ADVERB

deeply
She was deeply wounded by his remarks.
emotionally

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Wound is used with these nouns as the object:
ego, pride

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