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be in the wars
UK informalDefinition
(Definition of be in the wars from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Injuring and injuries
Synonyms and related words:
- bite noun (INJURY)
- boo-boo noun
- cripple verb
- damage noun
- deafen verb
- disable verb (MACHINE)
- disable verb (PERSON)
- injure verb
- injury noun
- lesion noun
- maim verb
- manhandle verb (HANDLE ROUGHLY)
- trample verb (STEP HEAVILY ON)
- trauma noun (INJURY)
- twist verb (TURN)
- victim noun
- whiplash noun
- wound noun (INJURY)
- wound verb (HURT)
- wrench verb
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