bandage

noun
UK: /ˈbændɪdʒ/
US: /ˈbændɪdʒ/

  1. A long, narrow piece of cloth that you tie around an injury.

    1. I need a bandage for my cut finger, it's bleeding a lot. [ ] [ ]
    2. After the fall, she wrapped a bandage tightly around her sprained wrist for support. [ ] [ ]

  2. Something that hides or covers up a problem or something unpleasant.

    1. The new policy is just a bandage on a much bigger problem. [ ] [ ]
    2. The extra funding served as a temporary bandage, not a long-term solution to the school's issues. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

cover plaster dressing
bandage transitive-verb

  1. To tie a bandage around an injury or part of the body.

    1. Can you bandage my arm, please? It hurts a lot. [ ] [ ]
    2. The nurse carefully bandaged the soldier's leg wound before sending him home. [ ] [ ]

  2. To provide a temporary solution or cover-up for a problem.

    1. We can't just bandage the problem, we need a real fix. [ ] [ ]
    2. The government's measures only bandaged the economic issues, failing to address the root causes. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "bandage" in English means: A long, narrow piece of cloth that you tie around an injury., Something that hides or covers up a problem or something unpleasant..

The phonetic transcription of "bandage" is /ˈbændɪdʒ/ in British English and /ˈbændɪdʒ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "bandage": cover, plaster, dressing.

Example usage of "bandage": "I need a bandage for my cut finger, it's bleeding a lot.". More examples on the page.