bandage
noun
A strip of cloth or other material used to cover and protect an injured part of the body.
A flexible strip or band used to cover, strengthen, or compress something.
verb
To cover or bind something with a bandage.
Example
noun
- The nurse applied a bandage to the patient's wound.
- The boy was covered in bandages after his accident.
- The government's austerity measures are just a bandage on a gaping wound.
verb
- The nurse bandaged the soldier's injured arm.
- I bandaged my knee after I fell off my bike.
- She bandaged the book in a beautiful piece of cloth.