Hurt

Hurt
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. [1913 Webster]

The hurt lion groans within his den. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. To impar the value, usefulness, beauty, or pleasure of; to damage; to injure; to harm. [1913 Webster]

Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]


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  • Hurt — may refer to a painful sensation or to a mental suffering.Hurt may also refer to the following:People* Jakob Hurt * Joel Hurt * John Hurt * Marlin Hurt * Mary Beth Hurt * Mississippi John Hurt * Robert D. Hurt * Robert L. Hurt * William… …   Wikipedia

  • Hurt — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Benno Hurt (* 1941), deutscher Schriftsteller, Fotograf und Jurist Jakob Hurt (1839−1907), estnischer Folklorist, Theologe und Sprachwissenschaftler John Hurt (* 1940), britischer Schauspieler Leopold Hurt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • hurt — hurt·able; hurt·ful; hurt·less; un·hurt; hurt; hurt·ing; hurt·ful·ly; hurt·ful·ness; hurt·less·ly; hurt·less·ness; hurt·ling·ly; …   English syllables

  • 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • hurt — [hʉrt] vt. hurt, hurting [ME hurten, to knock, hurt < OFr hurter, to push, thrust, hit, prob. < Frank * hurt, a thrust, blow (as by a ram); akin to ON hrūtr, a ram] 1. to cause physical pain or injury to; wound 2. to harm or damage in some… …   English World dictionary

  • hurt — [adj] physically or mentally injured aching, aggrieved, agonized, all torn up*, battered, bleeding, bruised, buffeted, burned, busted up*, contused, crushed, cut, damaged, disfigured, distressed, disturbed, grazed, harmed, hit, impaired,… …   New thesaurus

  • Hurt — Hurt, VA U.S. town in Virginia Population (2000): 1276 Housing Units (2000): 592 Land area (2000): 2.619250 sq. miles (6.783827 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.619250 sq. miles (6.783827 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hurt, VA — U.S. town in Virginia Population (2000): 1276 Housing Units (2000): 592 Land area (2000): 2.619250 sq. miles (6.783827 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.619250 sq. miles (6.783827 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • hurt|er — «HUR tuhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that hurts. 2. the shoulder of an axle, or a strengthening piece on the shoulder, against which the hub of the wheel strikes. 3. the part of a gun carriage which prevents it from rolng when put in firing… …   Useful english dictionary

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