1.
[syn: pain, hurting]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hurt \Hurt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hurt; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hurting.] [OE. hurten, hirten, horten, herten; prob. fr.
OF. hurter, heurter, to knock, thrust, strike, F. heurter;
cf. W. hyrddu to push, drive, assault, hwrdd a stroke, blow,
push; also, a ram, the orig. sense of the verb thus perhaps
being, to butt as a ram; cf. D. horten to push, strike, MHG.
hurten, both prob. fr. Old French.]
1. To cause physical pain to; to do bodily harm to; to wound
or bruise painfully.
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The hurt lion groans within his den. --Dryden.
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2. To impar the value, usefulness, beauty, or pleasure of; to
damage; to injure; to harm.
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Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt. --Milton.
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3. To wound the feelings of; to cause mental pain to; to
offend in honor or self-respect; to annoy; to grieve. "I
am angry and hurt." --Thackeray.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
hurting \hurting\ n.
a feeling of pain.
Syn: pain.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
hurting \hurting\ adj.
1. aching when touched.
Syn: sensitive, sore, tender.
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2. In distress; experiencing difficulty; as, with the dollar
exchange rate so high, companies dependent on exports are
really hurting. [Colloq.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hurting
n 1: a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient
developed severe pain and distension" [syn: pain,
hurting]