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injure vs hit

hit vs injure

injure is not a noun while hit is a noun.

injure and hit both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
injure No No Yes No
hit Yes No Yes No
As verbs, hit is a hyponym of injure; that is, hit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than injure:
  • injure: cause injuries or bodily harm to
  • hit: hit with a missile from a weapon
Other hyponyms of injure include trample, concuss, calk, excruciate, torment, torture, overstretch, pull, shock, traumatise, traumatize, maim, rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick, subluxate, disable, handicap, incapacitate, invalid, harm, run down, run over, break, fracture, pip, shoot, knife, stab, scrape, skin, bruise, contuse, graze.
injure (noun) hit (noun)
the act of contacting one thing with another
a conspicuous success
(baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
a connection made via the internet to another website
a dose of a narcotic drug
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
injure (verb) hit (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
cause damage or affect negatively make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
hurt the feelings of hit with a missile from a weapon
hit the intended target or goal
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
hit against; come into sudden contact with
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
cause to move by striking
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
reach a destination, either real or abstract
drive something violently into a location
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
cause to experience suddenly
encounter by chance
kill intentionally and with premeditation
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