Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Verb
S: (v) corrode, eat, rust (cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid) "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"
S: (v) bruise (damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure) "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"
S: (v) disturb (damage as if by shaking or jarring) "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
S: (v) afflict, smite (cause physical pain or suffering in) "afflict with the plague"
S: (v) hurt, injure (cause damage or affect negatively) "Our business was hurt by the new competition"
S: (v) impair (make worse or less effective) "His vision was impaired"
S: (v) flaw, blemish (add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective)
S: (v) corrode, eat, rust (cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid) "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"