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
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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Lisa Respers France, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
The Ball family patriarch was later photographed in the hospital smiling in a wheelchair with his right leg covered in bandages following the reported foot amputation.
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
After sedating the bobcat, veterinary staff took X-rays and bandaged her paws, according to the nonprofit.
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Noun
His hand was wrapped in a bandage later in the segment.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
The Ball family patriarch was later photographed in the hospital smiling in a wheelchair with his right leg covered in bandages following the reported foot amputation.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
A little while later, Stewart — whose hand had been bandaged during the commercial break — made a joke about the incident, while also acknowledging just how bad the cut was.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
After sedating the bobcat, veterinary staff took X-rays and bandaged her paws, according to the nonprofit.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Bandage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandage. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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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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