cramp vs hurt

cramp

verb
  • To form on a cramp. 

  • (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably. 

  • To affect with cramps or spasms. 

  • To fasten or hold with, or as if with, a cramp iron. 

  • To prohibit movement or expression of. 

  • To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp. 

  • To bind together; to unite. 

noun
  • A clamp for carpentry or masonry. 

  • A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled. 

  • That which confines or contracts. 

  • A piece of wood having a curve corresponding to that of the upper part of the instep, on which the upper leather of a boot is stretched to give it the requisite shape. 

hurt

verb
  • To cause (somebody) emotional pain. 

  • To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury. 

  • To be painful. 

  • To damage, harm, impair, undermine, impede. 

noun
  • A roundel azure (blue circular spot). 

  • A band on a trip hammer's helve, bearing the trunnions. 

  • A husk. 

  • An emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience. 

adj
  • Wounded, physically injured. 

  • Pained. 

How often have the words cramp and hurt occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )