The difference between Ache and Hurt
When used as nouns, ache means continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain, whereas hurt means an emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience.
When used as verbs, ache means to suffer pain, whereas hurt means to be painful.
Hurt is also adjective with the meaning: wounded, physically injured.
check bellow for the other definitions of Ache and Hurt
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Ache as a verb (intransitive):
To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
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Ache as a verb (transitive, literary, rare):
To cause someone or something to suffer pain.
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Ache as a noun:
Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.
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Ache as a noun (obsolete):
parsley
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Ache as a noun:
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Hurt as a verb (intransitive):
To be painful.
Examples:
"Does your leg still hurt? / It is starting to feel better."
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Hurt as a verb (transitive):
To cause (a creature) physical pain and/or injury.
Examples:
"If anybody hurts my little brother I will get upset."
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Hurt as a verb (transitive):
To cause (somebody) emotional pain.
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Hurt as a verb (transitive):
To undermine, impede, or damage.
Examples:
"This latest gaffe hurts the legislator’s reelection prospects still further."
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Hurt as an adjective:
Wounded, physically injured.
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Hurt as an adjective:
Pained.
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Hurt as a noun:
An emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience.
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Hurt as a noun (archaic):
A bodily injury causing pain; a wound or bruise.
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Hurt as a noun (archaic):
injury; damage; detriment; harm
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Hurt as a noun (heraldiccharge):
A roundel azure (blue circular spot).
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Hurt as a noun (engineering):
A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.
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Hurt as a noun:
A husk.