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Noun damage has 5 senses

damage, harm, impairment - the occurrence of a change for the worse
--₁ is a kind of change, alteration, modification
--₁ has particulars:
detriment, hurt; distortion, deformation; run, ladder, ravel

Derived form: verb damage₁
damage, equipment casualty - loss of military equipment
--₂ is a kind of casualty
--₂ has particulars:
battle damage, combat casualty; operational damage, operational casualty
damage, harm, hurt, scathe - the act of damaging something or someone
--₃ is a kind of change of integrity
--₃ has particulars:
impairment; defacement, disfigurement, disfiguration; wound, wounding; burn; defloration

Derived form: verb damage₁
price, terms, damage - the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?"
--₄ is a kind of cost
--₄ has particulars:
asking price, selling price; bid price; closing price; factory price; highway robbery; purchase price; spot price, cash price; support level; valuation
wrong, legal injury, damage - a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right
--₅ is a kind of wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus

Verb damage has 1 sense

damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
--₁ is one way to change, alter, modify

Derived forms: noun damage₁, noun damage₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something