2.5.3 Injure

Use this domain for words related to injuring someone.

OMC Codes:

752 Bodily Injuries

Louw Nida Codes:

20B Harm, wound

What words refer to injuring someone?

injure, harm, hurt, wound, abuse, violate, electrocute, electrocution, mistreat, mistreatment, inflict injury,

What words refer to injuring a part of your body?

injure, damage, hurt, impair,

What words refer to injuring a bone or joint?

break, fracture, dislocate, crack, hamstring, jam, sprain, stub, twist, wrench, do your back in, put out your back,

What words refer to injuring a muscle?

pull, strain, tear, cramp, spasm, convulsion,

What words refer to being injured by being cut?

cut, bayonet, buffet, butt, chop, claw, clout, club, gash, jab, knife, lacerate, maul, savage, slice, spear, stab, traumatize, scratch, scrape, graze, mutilate,

What words refer to being injured by being hit?

hit, bash, batter, beat up, belt, black eye, bludgeon, bruise, crush, concussion, cudgel, cuff, hammer, horsewhip, kick, knee, knock, lash, pelt, pummel, punch, slap, smack, smash, squash, stone, strike, thwack, whip,

What words refer to being injured by being burned?

burn, first/second/third degree burn, boil, scald,

What words refer to being injured?

be injured, sustain an injury, be bleeding, be hurt, get hurt, be wounded, suffer harm,

What words refer to someone who has been injured?

casualty, victim, the injured, the wounded,

What words refer to a person wounded in war?

wounded in action, purple heart,

What words describe someone who has been injured?

injured, harmed, wounded,

What words describe a part of your body that has been injured?

injured, hurt, impaired, damaged,

What words refer to an injury?

injury, accident, bruise, cut, impairment, wound, slash, puncture, stab, sprain, tear/pull a muscle, shock, concussion, bump, break a bone, fracture, dislocate a bone, dislocation, sprain, put out an eye, nose bleed, scar, sting, bite, sore, blister, contusion, frostbite, heatstroke, sunstroke, sunburn, burn, welt, drug overdose,

What words describe the seriousness of an injury?

crippling, serious (injury), minor (injury), bad (accident), deep (wound), bad (sprain), third degree (burn), compound (fracture), critical, critically, fatal, fatally, sore (finger)

What words describe someone who is not injured?

unharmed, unhurt, unscathed, come to no harm, no harm done, without a scratch, in one piece, walk away from

What words describe something that can injure someone?

dangerous, harmful,

What words describe something that cannot injure someone?

harmless,

2.5.3.1 Amputate

Use this domain for words related to amputating or losing a limb or other part of your body.

What words refer to the condition of having lost a limb?

be an amputee, disfigured,

What words refer to the event or process that results in losing a limb?

amputate, amputation, lose a limb, sever, mutilate

What words refer to a person who has lost a limb?

amputee

What things are used by a person who has lost a limb?

artificial limb, wooden leg, peg leg, prosthesis

2.5.3.2 Poison

Use this domain for words referring to poison--something that is bad for your body if you eat it, it gets on you, or an animal injects it into you.

What general words refer to poison?

poison, toxin,

What types of animal poisons are there?

snakebite, bee sting, venom

What types of plant poisons are there?

poison ivy, hemlock,

What types of poison are eaten or drunk?

food poisoning, arsenic, cyanide

What types of poison affect the skin?

toxic substance, insecticide

What words describe something that is poisonous?

harmful, poisonous, toxic, noxious,

What words refer to giving someone poison?

poison (v),

What words refer to an animal putting poison into a person?

bite, sting, inject,

What words refer to treating snakebite?

treat for (snakebite), snakebite treatment, cut vein, suck poison out, snakebite kit

What words refer to treating poison that is eaten or drunk?

antidote, administer (the antidote)