1. Joe hurt his back while lifting weights.
Joe hurt his back while lifting weights.
To hurt, damage, or endanger (people or animals), usually intentionally, for example:
2. What kind of person would hurt an innocent child?
What kind of person would hurt an innocent child?
Wound? [Often passive] (cause someone, especially the skin to break) to get hurt, such as:
My grandfather was injured in the war.
My grandfather was injured in the war.
To hurt (the body), especially in an accident, such as:
Three people were seriously injured. A road traffic accident.
Three people were seriously injured in a road traffic accident.