bandage

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

  1. The nurse applied a bandage to the patient's wound.
  2. The boy was covered in bandages after his accident.
  3. The government's austerity measures are just a bandage on a gaping wound.

 

verb

  1. The nurse bandaged the soldier's injured arm.
  2. I bandaged my knee after I fell off my bike.
  3. She bandaged the book in a beautiful piece of cloth.