Common injuries

Front

If an insect, plant, or animal stings, it produces a small but painful injury, usually with a poison, by brushing against the skin or making a very small hole in the skin

Back

sting (verb)

Front

To use your teeth to cut into something or someone:

Back

bite (verb)

Front

past simple and past participle of sting

Back

stung (verb)

Front

past participle of bite

Back

bitten (verb)

Front

to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal

Back

injure (verb)

Front

to turn something, especially repeatedly, or to turn or wrap one thing around another

Back

twist (verb)

Front

to cause an injury to a joint (= a place where two bones are connected) by a sudden movement

Back

sprain (verb)

Front

to (cause something to) separate suddenly or violently into two or more pieces, or to (cause something to) stop working by being damaged

Back

break (verb)

Front

to break the surface of the skin by rubbing against something rough

Back

graze (verb)

Front

to be hurt, damaged, or destroyed by fire or extreme heat, or to cause this to happen

Back

burn (verb)