bandage

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A strip of soft material wrapped around a wound or injury to protect it.

   The nurse wrapped a clean bandage around his arm.

2. 2
   verb

   To cover or wrap a wound or injured part with a bandage.

   She bandaged his sprained ankle before the game.

3. 3
   noun

   A temporary or weak solution that does not really fix the problem.

   The new policy is just a bandage on a much bigger problem.

Borrowed from French bandage.

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