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Verbs for Causing Harm

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to hurt
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to injure
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to harm
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to wound
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to maim
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to mutilate
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to maul
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to scar
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to bruise
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to contuse
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to pain
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to run over
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to knock out
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to scathe
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to burn
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to torch
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to scorch
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to singe
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to swinge
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to scald
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to assault
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to set on
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to fly at
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to rape
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to torture
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to torment
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to rack
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to inflict
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to poison
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to sting
to hurt
to hurt
Verb
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h
u
ɜ
r
r
t
t
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to cause injury or physical pain to yourself or someone else

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Be careful with that toy; it could hurt someone.
He didn't see the step and hurt his foot.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to injure
to injure
Verb
i
ɪ
n
n
j
ʤ
u
ɜ
r
r
e

to physically cause harm to a person or thing

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transitive
to harm
to harm
Verb
h
h
a
ɑ
r
r
m
m

to physically hurt someone or damage something

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transitive
to wound
to wound
Verb
w
w
o
a
u
ʊ
n
n
d
d

to cause physical harm or injury to someone

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transitive
to maim
to maim
Verb
m
m
ai
m
m

to cause serious and often permanent injury to a person, typically by disabling a part of their body

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transitive
to mutilate
to mutilate
Verb
m
m
u
ju
t
t
i
ə
l
l
a
t
t
e

to cause severe damage or harm

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transitive
to maul
to maul
Verb
m
m
au
ɔ
l
l

to attack or handle someone or something roughly, causing severe injury or damage

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transitive
to scar
to scar
Verb
s
s
c
k
a
ɑ
r
r

to leave a mark on the skin after the injured tissue has healed

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intransitive
to bruise
to bruise
Verb
b
b
r
r
ui
u
s
z
e

to make injuries, particularly ones caused by a blow, appear on the skin and cause discoloration

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intransitive
to contuse
to contuse
Verb
c
k
o
ə
n
n
t
t
u
u:
s
s
e

to cause a bruise or injury to the body, typically by blunt force or impact

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to pain
to pain
Verb
p
p
ai
n
n

to cause suffering or discomfort to the body

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to run over
to run over
Verb
uk flag
/ɹˈʌn ˈoʊvɚ/

to hit and pass over something or someone with a vehicle, causing damage

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
run
phrase's particle
over
to knock out
to knock out
Verb
uk flag
/nˈɑːk ˈaʊt/

to make someone or something unconscious

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
knock
phrase's particle
out
to scathe
to scathe
Verb
s
s
c
k
a
th
ð
e

to harm or injure someone or something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to burn
to burn
Verb
b
b
u
ɜ
r
r
n
n

to be on fire and be destroyed by it

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to torch
to torch
Verb
t
t
o
ɔ
r
r
ch
ʧ

to intentionally set fire to something, causing it to burn or be destroyed

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to scorch
to scorch
Verb
s
s
c
k
o
ɔ
r
r
ch
ʧ

to burn something slightly on the surface, causing a change in color without significant damage

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transitive
to singe
to singe
Verb
s
s
i
ɪ
n
n
g
ʤ
e

to lightly burn something on the surface, causing minimal damage

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to swinge
to swinge
Verb
s
s
w
w
i
ɪ
n
n
g
ʤ
e

to burn something lightly

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transitive
to scald
to scald
Verb
s
s
c
k
a
ɔ
l
l
d
d

to injure oneself with hot liquid or steam

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to assault
to assault
Verb
a
ə
ss
s
au
ɔ
l
l
t
t

to violently attack someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to set on
to set on
Verb
uk flag
/sˈɛt ˈɑːn/

to attack someone aggressively, either physically or verbally

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
set
phrase's particle
on
to fly at
to fly at
Verb
uk flag
/flˈaɪ æt/

to attack or assault someone or something in a violent or aggressive manner

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
fly
phrase's particle
at
to rape
Verb
r
r
a
p
p
e

to force someone to have sex against their will, particularly by using violence or threatening them

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to torture
Verb
t
t
o
ɔ
r
r
t
ʧ
u
ɜ
r
r
e

to violently hurt a person as a punishment or as a way of obtaining information from them

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to torment
Verb
t
t
o
ɔ
r
r
m
m
e
ɛ
n
n
t
t

to subject someone to severe physical suffering

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transitive
to rack
Verb
r
r
a
æ
ck
k

to torture using a device designed to stretch or elongate the body, causing extreme pain

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to inflict
to inflict
Verb
i
ɪ
n
n
f
f
l
l
i
ɪ
c
k
t
t

to cause or impose something unpleasant, harmful, or unwelcome upon someone or something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to poison
to poison
Verb
p
p
oi
ɔɪ
s
z
o
ə
n
n

to give a substance containing toxins or harmful elements to a person or animal with the intention of causing illness, harm, or death

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to sting
to sting
Verb
s
s
t
t
i
ɪ
n
n
g
g

(of an animal or insect) to pierce the skin of another animal or a human, typically injecting poison, either in self-defense or while preying

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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