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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
- ܲ·ܾ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of bruise1
Example Sentences
At Lloyd's sentencing, her husband Mark broke down in tears while describing the agony of seeing his wife in a coma with cuts and bruises to her face and body.
The pathologist also found bruising in the shape of parallel lines to her neck, consistent with a belt of about 3cm in width.
It's a cathartic moment after the bruising process of putting the album together.
The final signalled the end of a bruising 12-week process that started with 18 budding entrepreneurs vying to become Lord Sugar's latest protégé.
One victim was pushed to the floor and kicked "multiple times", including in the head, leaving them with concussion, bruising and a bloody nose.
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