bandage

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈbændɪdʒ/

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Noun

Singular bandage

Plural bandages

Cat with a bandage on its leg

1. (countable) A bandage is a long piece of material used to cover a wound, or protect an injury.

   The vet wrapped the cat's injured leg with a bandage.

Verb

Plain form bandage

Third-person singular bandages

Past tense bandaged

Past participle bandaged

Present participle bandaging

1. To bandage is to use material to cover or protect an injury.

   The doctor bandaged the boy's broken arm so that it would not move.