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| settle a score |
to retaliate in response to a grievance or hurt. |
| slight |
an act of contempt or discourtesy, usu. intended to hurt. [1/8 definitions] |
| spite |
the malicious wish to hurt, bother, or humiliate someone. [1/3 definitions] |
| technical knockout |
in boxing, a victory won as a result of the opponent being so badly hurt that the referee declares the match over; TKO. (Cf. knockout.) |
| tender1 |
easily hurt when touched; acutely painful; sore; sensitive. [1/6 definitions] |
| thick-skinned |
not easily hurt or offended by criticism, insults, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| thin-skinned |
easily hurt or offended by criticism, insults, or the like; touchy. [1/2 definitions] |
| TKO |
abbreviation of "technical knockout," in boxing, a victory won as a result of the opponent being so badly hurt that the referee declares the match over. |
| tread |
to step on, trample, or otherwise harshly treat something and thus press, crush, or hurt it (usu. fol. by "on" or "upon"). [1/10 definitions] |
| twitch |
to hurt or ache suddenly or intermittently; twinge. [1/6 definitions] |
| unhurt |
combined form of hurt. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| vulnerable |
being capable of being hurt or injured; having weakness. [1/3 definitions] |
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