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bruise
[brooz]
verb (used with object)
to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin.
The blow bruised his arm. Her pinching bruised the peaches.
to injure or hurt slightly, as with an insult or unkind remark.
to bruise a person's feelings.
to crush (drugs or food) by beating or pounding.
Metalworking.to injure the surface of (an ingot or finished object) by collision.
verb (used without object)
to develop or bear a discolored spot on the skin as the result of a blow, fall, etc.
to become injured slightly.
His feelings bruise easily.
noun
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
bruise
/ ː /
verb
(also intr) to injure (tissues) without breaking the skin, usually with discoloration, or (of tissues) to be injured in this way
to offend or injure (someone's feelings) by an insult, unkindness, etc
to damage the surface of (something), as by a blow
to crush (food, etc) by pounding or pressing
noun
a bodily injury without a break in the skin, usually with discoloration; contusion
Other Word Forms
- unbruised adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of bruise1
Example Sentences
In her photo she was unconscious and intubated, a bruise forming on her forehead, wires curling around her.
Having been in the spotlight for decades, the Beckham brand will survive the feud and it's currently "bruised but not broken", according to Mr Navarra.
Activated off the injured list on May 30, Trout has played as if he wasn’t out for a month with a bone bruise in his knee.
At least one person walked around with his shirt off, his back bruised from foam projectiles that had struck him.
She detailed one physical altercation from January of this year that ended with her bruised with a chipped tooth.
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