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Definition nurse in British English

nurse

verb
1

to look after someone who is ill or injured

Example

He nursed troops at the general hospital in Riyadh.

Example

His wife nursed him back to health.

Synonyms and related words
admit bedside manner caseload
1.1

to help someone or something to improve or become more successful

Example

Chief executive David Michaels nursed the business back to health.

Synonyms and related words
foster promote nurse help assist support
2

to help yourself get better after an illness or injury, for example by resting or getting medical treatment

Example

I took over as captain while she nursed a strained muscle.

Example

I'm nursing a cold.

Synonyms and related words
recovery recover recover
3

to feel a strong emotion or have a belief for a long time, especially one that you hide from other people

Example

He had nursed a grudge against them for ages.

Example

Gilford still nurses an ambition to become captain of the team.

Synonyms and related words
feel experience give up to give up to
4

if you nurse a drink, you drink it slowly over a period of time

Example

She stood nursing a cup of tea.

Synonyms and related words
choke down chug down down
5

if a woman nurses a baby, she feeds it by letting the baby suck milk from her breasts

Synonyms and related words
baby milk baby talk bond bond
5.1

if a baby nurses, it sucks milk from a woman's breast

Synonyms and related words
baby milk baby talk bond
Definition nurse in British English

Related Words

Words related to nurse:

charge nurse (noun) dental nurse (noun) district nurse (noun) nurse () nurse practitioner () nursery nurse () registered nurse (noun) staff nurse (noun) wet nurse (noun) wet-nurse (verb)