Bruise

[bruːz] or [bruz]

Definition

(noun.) an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration.

(verb.) damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure; 'The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them'.

(verb.) break up into small pieces for food preparation; 'bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them'.

(verb.) injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of; 'I bruised my knee'.

Inputed by Barnard--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush.

(v. i.) To fight with the fists; to box.

(n.) 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.

Inputed by Elsa

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Crush, squeeze, contuse.[2]. Break, batter, pound, bray, pulverize, comminute, triturate, break to pieces.

n. Contusion.

Editor: Margie

Synonyms and Antonyms

[See BREAK]

Inputed by Hahn

Definition

v.t. to crush by beating or pounding: to oppress: to box or fight with the fists: to ride recklessly in hunting careless alike of horse and crops: to reduce to small fragments.—n. a wound made by anything heavy and blunt.—p.adj. Bruised hurt by a heavy blow with skin crushed and discoloured.—n. Bruis′er one that bruises: a boxer.—p.adj. Bruis′ing boxing.

Typist: Shelley

Examples

Editor: Percival

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