Sekirov Dictionary

bandage

/ˈbæn.dɪd͡ʒ/

noun 3
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun3

•
A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.
- […]he was deadly pale, and the blood-stained bandage round his head told that he had recently been wounded, and still more recently dressed. — 1881
•
(figurative) A provisional or makeshift solution that provides insufficient coverage or relief.
- This new healthcare proposal merely applies a bandage to the current medical crisis.
A strip of cloth bound round the head and eyes as a blindfold.

verb1

To apply a bandage to something.

forms

bandaged · bandaging · bandages

Phrases with bandage

rip off the bandage
To deal with a difficult situation by sudden difficult action.

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