a piece of material used to dress a wound, bind a broken limb, etc
to cover or bind with a bandage
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
band•age /ˈbændɪdʒ/USA pronunciation
n., v., -aged, -ag•ing.
n. [countable]
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025n. [countable]
- Medicinea strip of material, as cloth, used to cover a wound or sprain.
v. [~ + object]
- Medicineto tie, bind, or cover with a bandage.
band•age
(ban′dij),USA pronunciation n., v., -aged, -ag•ing.
n.
v.t.
v.i.
band′ag•er, n.
n.
- Medicinea strip of cloth or other material used to bind up a wound, sore, sprain, etc.
- anything used as a band or ligature.
v.t.
- to bind or cover with a bandage:to bandage the ankles of a football player to prevent sprains.
v.i.
- Medicineto put a bandage on a wound, sprain, etc.:Apply some iodine before you bandage.
- Middle French; see band2, -age
- 1590–1600
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . dressing, binding, compass.
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'bandage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Ace bandage
- Band-Aid
- adhesive bandage
- adhesive tape
- apply
- bind
- blindfold
- bundle
- butterfly closure
- cast
- chiasma
- clinical
- clout
- compress
- cravat
- double
- fascia
- fasciate
- fascioliasis
- fasciolopsiasis
- lap
- lien
- ligament
- ligature
- medicate
- pledget
- puttee
- roller
- scapulary
- sling
- spica
- suspensor
- suspensory
- swaddle
- swathe
- tourniquet
- unwind
- wattle
- wounded