Wound - Hurt - Bruise - Sprain - Pull - Strain
These words all mean to harm yourself or sb else physically, especially in an accident.
Injure to harm yourself or sb else physically, especially in an accident: He injured his knee playing hockey. | Three people were injured in the crash.
Wound [often passive] (rather formal) to injure part of the body, especially by making a hole in the skin using a weapon: 50 people were seriously wounded in the attack. Wound is often used to talk about people being hurt in war or in other attacks which affect a lot of people.
Hurt to cause physical pain to sb/yourself; to injure sb/ yourself: Did you hurt yourself?
Bruise to make a blue, brown or purple mark (=a bruise) appear on the skin after sb has fallen or been hit; to develop a bruise.
Sprain to injure part of your body, especially your ankle, wrist or knee, by suddenly bending it in an awkward way, causing pain and swelling.
Pull to damage a muscle, etc. by using too much force.
Strain to injure yourself or part of your body by making it work too hard: Don’t strain your eyes by reading in poor light.
INJURE OR HURT?
You can hurt or injure a part of the body in an accident. Hurt emphasizes the physical pain caused; injure emphasizes that the part of the body has been damaged in some way.
PATTERNS
*to injure/hurt/strain yourself
*to injure/hurt/sprain/pull/strain a muscle
*to injure/hurt/sprain your ankle/foot/knee/wrist/hand
*to injure/hurt/strain your back/shoulder/eyes
*to injure/hurt your spine/neck
*to be badly/severely/slightly injured/wounded/hurt/ bruised/sprained
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