Hurt
Hurt verb - To feel or cause physical pain.
Kill
Kill verb - Be the source of great pain for.
Usage example: These new shoes are killing me!
How words are described
| good | good hurt | good kill |
| low | low hurt | low kill |
| nice | nice hurt | nice kill |
| actual | actual hurt | actual kill |
| Other adjectives: real, bad, personal, major, double. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The gang leader threatens to hurt or kill the brother if he does not get his money.
Source: Kill The Creditor -
However, in most versions he wasn't himself prepared to kill or hurt people; in at least one he was initially unwilling to kill even after he became the Red Skull.
Source: Comicbook / Red Skull - Anyone who manages to hurt or kill a wyrsa will have the entire pack after them until they either die or manage to kill off the entire pack.
Source: Literature / Heralds of Valdemar
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