■ verb ( past and past participle ~ )
1》 cause pain or injury to.
↘(of a part of the body) suffer pain.
2》 make unhappy; upset.
↘be unhappy.
3》 be detrimental to.
4》 ( ~ for ) N. Amer. informal have a pressing need for.
■ noun
1》 injury or pain.
2》 unhappiness.
Origin
ME (orig. in the senses 'to strike' and 'a blow'): from OFr. ~er (v.), ~ (n.), perh. ult. of Gmc origin.