HURT, v.t. pret. and pp. hurt. 1. To bruise; to give pain by a contusion, pressure, or any violence to the body. We hurt the body by a severe blow, or by tight clothes, and the feet by fetters. Ps.105.2. To wound; to injure or impair the sound state of the body,as by incision or fracture.3. To harm; to damage; to injure by occasioning loss. We hurt a man by destroying his property.4. To injure by diminution; to impair. A man hurts his estate by extravagance.5. To injure by reducing in quality; to impair the strength,purity or beauty of. Hurt not the wine and the oil--Rev.6.6. To harm; to injure; to damage, in general.7. To wound; to injure; to give pain to; as, to hurt the feelings.HURT, n. A wound; a bruise; any thing that gives pain to the body. The pains of sickness and hurts.1. Harm; mischief; injury. I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. Gen.4.2. Injury; loss. Why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings? Ezra.4.
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