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hurt vs strain

strain vs hurt

hurt and strain both are nouns.

hurt is an adjective but strain is not an adjective.

hurt and strain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hurt Yes Yes Yes No
strain Yes No Yes No
As nouns, strain is a hyponym of hurt; that is, strain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hurt:
  • hurt: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
  • strain: injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
Other hyponyms of hurt include brain damage, birth trauma, blast trauma, bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage, blunt trauma, bruise, contusion, bump, burn, dislocation, electric shock, break, fracture, cryopathy, frostbite, intravasation, penetrating injury, penetrating trauma, pinch, rupture, bite, insect bite, sting, whiplash, whiplash injury, wale, weal, welt, wheal, lesion, wound, pull, twist, wrench.
hurt (noun) strain (noun)
the act of damaging something or someone an effortful attempt to attain a goal
a damage or loss the act of singing
feelings of mental or physical pain an intense or violent exertion
psychological suffering the general meaning or substance of an utterance
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
hurt (adjective) strain (adjective)
damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value
suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
hurt (verb) strain (verb)
give trouble or pain to cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
be in pain alter the shape of (something) by stress
cause damage or affect negatively to exert much effort or energy
hurt the feelings of use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
cause emotional anguish or make miserable remove by passing through a filter
be the source of pain separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
feel physical pain become stretched or tense or taut
rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
test the limits of
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