1
: a strip of fabric used especially to cover, dress, and bind up wounds
2
: a flexible strip or band used to cover, strengthen, or compress something
bandaged; bandaging
: to bind, dress, or cover with a bandage
bandage a wound
a bandaged ankle
Synonyms
Examples of bandage in a Sentence
Noun
He wrapped a bandage around his knee.
She put a bandage on the cut.
Verb
He arrived with a bandaged ankle.
her mother always bandages her scraped knees very carefully
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Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
This compact, water-resistant option includes bandages, gloves, scissors, safety pins, and more.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024
Nasha Smith, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Pietro is in the hospital, his head bandaged and his temper softened.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
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Noun
This Brown Toy Box: Haylee Medical Sciences Kit includes a clipboard, bandages, tweezers, an activity book, and an anatomy doll to help kids develop an understanding of the human body.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
This compact, water-resistant option includes bandages, gloves, scissors, safety pins, and more.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024
Verb
Initially, Greenlee was self-conscious about her scars, even bandaging her face before venturing out to watch Hopkins play.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Pietro is in the hospital, his head bandaged and his temper softened.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Bandage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandage. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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bandage
1 of 2 noun
ban·dage
ˈban-dij 
: a strip of fabric used especially to cover and bind up wounds and as a means of applying healing medicines or ointments
bandage
2 of 2 verb
bandaged; bandaging
: to bind or cover with a bandage
Medical Definition
bandage
1 of 2 noun
ban·dage
ˈban-dij
: a strip of fabric used to cover a wound, hold a dressing in place, immobilize an injured part, or apply pressure see capeline, esmarch bandage, pressure bandage, spica, velpeau bandage
bandage
2 of 2 verb
bandaged; bandaging
: to bind, dress, or cover with a bandage
bandage a wound
bandage a sprained ankle
: to apply a bandage
bandager
noun
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