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1. (v.t.) bruise
to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin.
2. bruise
to injure or hurt slightly, as with an insult or unkind remark.
3. bruise
to crush (drugs or food) by beating or pounding.
4. (v.i.) bruise
to develop or bear a discolored spot on the skin as the result of a blow, fall, etc.
5. bruise
to become slightly injured:
feelings that bruise easily.
6. (n.) bruise
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME bro(o)sen, bres(s)en)
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| Definition of 'bruise' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) bruise, contusion
an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
2. (verb) bruise, contuse
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
"I bruised my knee"
3. (verb) hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
hurt the feelings of
"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
4. (verb) bruise
break up into small pieces for food preparation
"bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"
5. (verb) bruise
damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure
"The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"
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1. (noun) bruise
a dark mark on the body from an injury
2. (verb) bruise
to get or cause to have a bruise
His arm was badly bruised.; I bruise easily.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) bruise
an injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc., with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the head; bruises on fruit
2. (verb) bruise
to injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to bruise the bark of a tree with a stone; to bruise an apple by letting it fall
3. (verb) bruise
to break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush
4. (verb) bruise
to fight with the fists; to box
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Sense: an injury caused by a blow to a person or a fruit, turning the skin a dark colour
bruises all over his legs; apples covered in bruises.
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 Afrikaans: kneusplek |
 Arabic: كَدْمَه، رَضّـه |
 Bulgarian: натъртено/посиняло място |
 Brazilian: machucado |
 Czech: modřina; otlačenina |
 German: die Quetschung, blauer Fl |
 Danish: blåt mærke |
 Greek: μώλωπας, μελανιά |
 Spanish: morado, magulladura |
 Estonian: sinine laik, sinikas |
 Farsi: کوفتگی؛ کبودی |
 Finnish: mustelma |
 French: bleu, meurtrissure |
 Hebrew: פְּגָם, חָבוּרָה |
 Hindi: चोट |
 Croatian: masnica |
 Hungarian: horzsolás |
 Indonesian: memar |
 Italian: ammaccatura, livido |
 Japanese: 打撲傷 |
 Korean: 타박상 |
 Lithuanian: mėlynė, sumušimas |
 Latvian: zilums; sasitums |
 Malay: lebam |
 Dutch: kneuzing |
 Norwegian: blått merke |
 Polish: siniak, potłuczenie |
 Persian: کوفتگی؛ کبودی |
 Pashto: شینوالی، ځپل شوی ځای |
 Portuguese: negra |
 Romanian: vânătaie; lovitură |
 Russian: синяк; помятость |
 Slovak: modrina; odrenina |
 Slovenian: modrica, odrgnina |
 Serbian: modrica |
 Swedish: blåmärke, fläck |
 Thai: แผลฟกช้ำ |
 Turkish: çürük, morartı |
 Taiwanese: 瘀腫 |
 Ukrainian: синець |
 Urdu: خراش ، رگڑ |
 Vietnamese: vết thâm tím |
 Chinese: 瘀青，青肿 |
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