[həːt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cause pain or injury to
(e.g: Ow! You're hurting me!)

- be detrimental to
(e.g: high interest rates are hurting the local economy)

- have a pressing need for
(e.g: Frank wasn't hurting for money)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (originally in the senses ‘to strike’ and ‘a blow’): from Old French hurter (verb), hurt (noun), perhaps ultimately of Germanic origin

[həːt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- physically injured
(e.g: he complained of a hurt leg and asked his trainer to stop the fight)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (originally in the senses ‘to strike’ and ‘a blow’): from Old French hurter (verb), hurt (noun), perhaps ultimately of Germanic origin

[həːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- physical injury; harm
(e.g: rolling properly into a fall minimizes hurt)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (originally in the senses ‘to strike’ and ‘a blow’): from Old French hurter (verb), hurt (noun), perhaps ultimately of Germanic origin