herir

Definitions of herir
  1. verb
    cause injuries or bodily harm to
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    lisiar, mutilar
    injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
    descoyuntarse, desgarrarse, dislocarse, torcerse
    twist suddenly so as to sprain
    arrollar, atropellar
    injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
    disparar
    hit with a missile from a weapon
    acuchillar, apuñalar
    use a knife on
    despellejar, despellejarse, raspar
    bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
    golpearse, hacerse un morado, lastimarse, machucarse, magullarse
    injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
    martirizar
    torture and torment like a martyr
    enfermar, enfermarse, nausear
    make sick or ill
    incapacitar, tullir
    deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
    aplastar, machacar, majar, moler, triturar
    crush or bruise
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    dañar, hacer daño
    give trouble or pain to
  2. verb
    fire a shot
    synonyms: disparar, tirar
    disparar
    hit with a missile from a weapon
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    seguir disparando
    shoot rapidly and repeatedly
    excederse, sobrepasar
    shoot beyond or over (a target)
    abrir fuego, disparar
    start firing a weapon
    disparar
    shoot with a gun
    acribillar
    deliver forth
    ametrallar
    shoot with a machine gun
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    descargar
    cause to go off
  3. verb
    hit with a missile from a weapon
    synonyms: disparar
    disparar, tirar
    fire a shot
    disparar
    kill by firing a missile
  4. verb
    deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
    synonyms: chocar, golpear, pegar, pegarse
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    golpear
    strike violently
    patear, pisar
    strike with the foot
    aporrear, dar un porrazo
    strike with a swiping motion
    cascar, zurrar
    hit hard
    aplastar, chafar, estrellar
    hit hard
    crujir
    hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
    chutar, golpear
    strike with, or as if with a baseball bat
    chutar, golpear
    use a bat
    chutar, golpear
    have a turn at bat
    aporrear, martillear, moler a palos
    hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
    aporrear, chasquear, golpear
    deliver a hard blow to
    perforar, picar, punzar, taladrar
    deliver a quick blow to
    aporrear, dar un porrazo
    strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
    apuñear, apuñetear
    strike, usually with the fist
    apalear, aporrear, golpear
    strike with a club or a bludgeon
    apalear, aporrear
    strike with a cudgel
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    contactar, tocar
    make physical contact with, come in contact with
  5. verb
    hurt the feelings of
    synonyms: dañar, lastimar, ofender
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    afrentar, insultar, ultrajar
    treat, mention, or speak to rudely
    apocar, despreciar, humillar, mortificar
    cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
    degradar, degradarse, deshonrar, deshonrarse, envilecer
    reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
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    despertar, estimular, extraer, incitar, sacar
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  6. verb
    kill by firing a missile
    synonyms: disparar
    disparar
    hit with a missile from a weapon
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    matar
    cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
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