Lacerate
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To tear, rip or wound.
Injured
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
Example sentence: I have seen hard times in my life. I lost my foot and was badly injured after a gang of thieves threw me out of the running train. I laid down on the tracks for hours and later was hospitalised. I could have failed and died.