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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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
Generally, the small, sticker-like bandages used to cover and heal unwanted spots come in all different shapes and sizes with varying degrees of effectiveness.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 25 July 2025
Julianne Finch, a Bakersfield financial advisor, bandaged blisters on her feet.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
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Noun
In the wound care section, a selection of bandages, dressings, and medical tape, along with antiseptic wipes, alcohol swabs, triple antibiotic ointment, and two manuals (one for dogs and one for people) is available.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
Generally, the small, sticker-like bandages used to cover and heal unwanted spots come in all different shapes and sizes with varying degrees of effectiveness.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
One boy in an orange shirt lay in a cot, his limbs and face bandaged after he was injured from a strike that killed his family.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 25 July 2025
Julianne Finch, a Bakersfield financial advisor, bandaged blisters on her feet.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
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“Bandage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandage. Accessed 9 Sep. 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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