hurt · v
hurt (EMOTION)
B1 to cause emotional pain to someone
Dictionary examples:
My alarm clock hurts me every morning by waking me up. (0.0)
My phone hurt me deeply when it died just as I was about to take a selfie. (0.0)
My cat hurt my feelings when it chose to sleep in the box instead of my lap. (0.0)
I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. (17.0)
He was badly hurt by the end of his marriage. (19.8)
She called me stupid and fat, and that really hurt. (21.5)
hurt (CAUSE PAIN)
A2 to cause pain
Dictionary examples:
The dancer hurt her foot stepping on a Lego brick. (0.0)
The chef hurt his fingers chopping onions with his eyes closed. (0.0)
The clown tried to juggle pineapples but hurt his hands. (0.0)
Sam hurt his knee playing football. (17.9)
Beth hurt herself when she fell off her bike. (23.9)
hurt (BE PAINFUL)
A2 If a part of your body hurts, it feels painful.
Dictionary examples:
My fingers hurt from texting 'LOL' a thousand times. (0.0)
My teeth hurt from biting my tongue to avoid laughing. (0.0)
My stomach hurts from eating too much birthday cake! (0.0)
My eyes really hurt. (11.3)
It hurts to walk on it. (12.2)