v.
(past and past part. hurt)
- cause pain or injury to.
▸(of a part of the body) suffer pain.
- make unhappy; upset.
▸be unhappy.
- be detrimental to.
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(hurt for)
N. Amer. informal have a pressing need for.
n.
- injury or pain.
- unhappiness.
Etymology
ME (orig. in the senses ‘to strike’ and ‘a blow’): from OFr. hurter (v.), hurt (n.), perh. ult. of Gmc origin.