Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retire hurt

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-tire hurt
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stop batting because of having sustained an injury.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

retires hurt (present, singular) retiring hurt (participle, present) retired hurt (participle, past) retired hurt (past)

Phrases

retired hurt

Questions

What does retire hurt mean?
To stop batting because of having sustained an injury.

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