You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for April 7.

Today’s word is nurse, spelled n-u-r-s-e.

nurse /nɜːs $ nɜːrs/ ●○○ verb

[transitive] to rest when you have an illness or injury so that it will get better

Robert's in bed nursing a back injury.

Shaw has been nursing an injury, and will not play on Sunday.

[transitive] to take special care of something, especially during a difficult situation

He bought the hotel in 1927 and managed to nurse it through the Depression.

The couple nursed the business through hard times.

Hillary Clinton, who won the popular vote but lost the electoral count to Trump in 2016, was barely given 24 hours to nurse her wounds before much of the country was tapping its toes anxious for her concession.

— Washington Post, "The president is golfing and exercising White male privilege," 18 Nov. 2020

[transitive] informal if you nurse a drink, especially an alcoholic one, you drink it very slowly

Oliver sat at the bar, nursing a bottle of beer.

Mark was sitting in the corner nursing an almost empty bottle of beer.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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