Hurt and Knock

Hurt

Hurt noun - A state of great suffering of body or mind.

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Knock and hurt are semantically related in beat topic. In some cases you can use "Knock" instead the word "Hurt" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: hurtful, hurting

Knock

Knock noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

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Synonyms for Knock

Antonyms for Knock

Hurt and knock are semantically related in strike topic. Sometimes you can use "Hurt" instead the word "Knock" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as beat, injure.

Nearby Words: knocked, knockout, knockdown, knocking, knocker

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

gentle	gentle hurt	gentle knock
strong	strong hurt	strong knock
actual	actual hurt	actual knock
hard	hard hurt	hard knock
Other adjectives: little, bad, frequent, tall, double.

Common collocations

person	hurt person	knock person
character	hurt character	knock character
man	hurt man	knock man
people	hurt people	knock people
Other words: someone, time, characters, bit, boss, target, anyone, opponent, player, enemy, everyone, superman, humans, times, enemies.

Both words in one sentence

It doesn't knock him out, but does hurt him pretty badly and kicks off their fight.

Source: Fan Fic / Sophistication And Betrayal
Treant serves up bombs for Poach to knock into the boss, but the bombs can hurt Treant as well.

Source: Video Game / Napple Tale
Toyed with in the Blade Trilogy; normal guns will hurt a vampire, maybe even knock it off its feet, but then it'll be back up, complaining about the pain and biting your throat out.

Source: Guns Are Worthless

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