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hurt vs twist

twist vs hurt

hurt and twist both are nouns.

hurt is an adjective but twist is not an adjective.

hurt and twist both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hurt Yes Yes Yes No
twist Yes No Yes No
As nouns, twist is a hyponym of hurt; that is, twist 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
  • twist: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
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, strain, whiplash, whiplash injury, wale, weal, welt, wheal, lesion, wound, pull, wrench.
hurt (noun) twist (noun)
the act of damaging something or someone social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
a damage or loss any clever maneuver
feelings of mental or physical pain the act of rotating rapidly
psychological suffering turning or twisting around (in place)
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury the act of winding or twisting
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
an interpretation of a text or action
an unforeseen development
a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
a jerky pulling movement
a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
a circular segment of a curve
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
hurt (adjective) twist (adjective)
damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value
suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
hurt (verb) twist (verb)
give trouble or pain to twist suddenly so as to sprain
be in pain form into twists
cause damage or affect negatively practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
hurt the feelings of turn in the opposite direction
cause emotional anguish or make miserable form into a spiral shape
be the source of pain cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
feel physical pain twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
do the twist
extend in curves and turns
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