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retire hurt

retire hurt verb: to stop batting because of having sustained an injury.

Verb

retire hurt (third-person singular simple present retires hurt, present participle retiring hurt, simple past and past participle retired hurt)

  1. (intransitive) To stop batting because of having sustained an injury.
    • He retired hurt after sustaining a blow to the finger.

Forms of retire hurt

third-person singular presentretires hurt
present participleretiring hurt
past participleretired hurt
pastretired hurt

Words formed from retire hurt

Questions about retire hurt

What does retire hurt mean?
Retire hurt means to stop batting because of having sustained an injury.
What part of speech is retire hurt?
Retire hurt is a verb.
What is the past tense of retire hurt?
The past tense of retire hurt is retired hurt.

Words near retire hurt in the dictionary

  1. retiral
  2. retirals
  3. retirant
  4. retirants
  5. retire
  6. retire hurt
  7. retire the side
  8. retired
  9. retired hurt
  10. retired husband syndrome
  11. retired list

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