"put a hurt on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts a hurt on [present, singular, third-person], putting a hurt on [participle, present], put a hurt on [participle, past], put a hurt on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> a hurt on}} put a hurt on (third-person singular simple present puts a hurt on, present participle putting a hurt on, simple past and past participle put a hurt on)
  1. (informal) To impose significant difficulty on. Tags: informal Synonyms: put the hurt on
    Sense id: en-put_a_hurt_on-en-verb-AyVgV7hc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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