[syn: hurt, weakened]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hurt \Hurt\, n. (Mach.)
(a) A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.
(b) A husk. See Husk, 2.
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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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hurt
adj 1: suffering from physical injury especially that suffered
in battle; "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for
the hurt men and women" [syn: hurt, wounded]
2: damaged inanimate objects or their value [syn: hurt,
weakened]
n 1: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or
accident or fracture etc. [syn: injury, hurt, harm,
trauma]
2: psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him
great distress" [syn: distress, hurt, suffering]
3: feelings of mental or physical pain [syn: suffering,
hurt]
4: a damage or loss [syn: detriment, hurt]
5: the act of damaging something or someone [syn: damage,
harm, hurt, scathe]
v 1: be the source of pain [syn: ache, smart, hurt]
2: give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"
3: cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to
see my children not being taught well in school" [syn:
pain, anguish, hurt]
4: cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by
the new competition" [syn: hurt, injure]
5: hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include
me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
[syn: hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite]
6: feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
[syn: hurt, ache, suffer]
7: feel pain or be in pain [syn: suffer, hurt] [ant: be
well]