¦ verb (past and past participle hurt)
1. cause pain or injury to.
(of a part of the body) suffer pain.
2. make unhappy; upset.
be unhappy.
3. be detrimental to.
4. (hurt for) N. Amer. informal have a pressing need for.
¦ noun
1. injury or pain.
2. unhappiness.
Origin
ME (orig. in the senses 'to strike' and 'a blow'): from OFr. hurter (v.), hurt (n.), perh. ult. of Gmc origin.