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verb

Hurt v. t. (past & past part. hurt; pres. part. hurting)

To cause physical pain to; to do bodily harm to; to wound or bruise painfully. "The hurt lion groans within his den."

To impar the value, usefulness, beauty, or pleasure of; to damage; to injure; to harm. "Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt."

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."

noun

Hurt n. (Mach.)

(a)

A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.

(b)

A husk. See Husk, 2.

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Etymology of 'Hurt'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Hurt" Quotes from Famous Books

... indications of fear on our part; this increased their courage, and strengthened their determination to drive us away if possible, although they would not come within reach of our guns. We however fired at them, and although none were hurt, they appeared much frightened at the report of the firearms. They left us and went in the direction taken by the five of our party who had gone fishing, and for the safety of whom we began to be alarmed; our fears were increased, by hearing the ...

— Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Vol. 2 (of 2) • John MacGillivray

... good woman thought that he had been hurt by the evident absorption of her husband and daughter with their new friend, and wished to make all easy and straight. But do what she would, he did not recover his temper all evening: he was uncomfortable, ...

— Sylvia's Lovers -- Complete • Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

... never hurt when I hit, except when I hit a whale or something of that sort; and this fellow's a weazel. What were ...

— Moby Dick; or The Whale • Herman Melville

... not enough, but it was a great deal— from his father. He was ashamed that he could not keep his righteous resentment pure from this gross satisfaction at an increase of income. The fineness of his nature was thereby hurt. But the gross satisfaction would well ...

— Clayhanger • Arnold Bennett

... William; he nodded. There wasn't the slightest chance for me to argue. So I drew out my wallet. I extracted the gold-bills and made a neat little packet of them. It hurt, hurt like the deuce, to ...

— Hearts and Masks • Harold MacGrath

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