Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow.
- intransitive verb To damage (plant tissue), as by abrasion or pressure.
- intransitive verb To dent or mar.
- intransitive verb To pound (berries, for example) into fragments; crush.
- intransitive verb To hurt, especially psychologically.
- intransitive verb To experience or undergo bruising.
- noun An injury to underlying tissues or bone in which the skin is not broken, often characterized by ruptured blood vessels and discolorations.
- noun A similar injury to plant tissue, often resulting in discoloration or spoilage.
- noun A painful feeling caused by or associated with an experience.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A contusion; a superficial injury caused by impact, without laceration, as of an animal body, a plant, or other impressible object.
- To injure by a blow or by pressure without laceration; contuse, as a pliant substance; dent or beat in without breaking, as anything hard: as, to
bruise the hand; a bruised apple; “his bruised shield,” - To crush by beating or pounding; pound; bray, as drugs or articles of food.
- Figuratively, to beat down or oppress; cudgel, as the brain; scourge; damage.
- To fight with the fists; box.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To fight with the fists; to box.
- transitive verb To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse.
- transitive verb To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush.
- noun 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour theskin without breaking it. - verb transitive To damage the skin of (fruit), in an analogous way.
- verb intransitive Of fruit, to gain bruises through being handled
roughly . - verb intransitive, medicine To bruise easily.
- noun medicine A
purplish mark on theskin due toleakage ofblood fromcapillaries under the surface that have been damaged by ablow . - noun A dark mark on
fruit caused by a blow to its surface.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
- verb injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
- verb break up into small pieces for food preparation
- verb damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure
- verb hurt the feelings of
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Their advice on how to take care of the bruise is constructive and shows that they care, I liked that.
different answers nathreee 2010
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When I took my bird this spring, it was the first time I didn't have that tell-tale bruise from the 3.5 inch load.
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The bruise is fading but still visible under his right eye and he's not covering it up, not even off the basketball court.
Knick Tries to Reclaim A More Physical Game Kevin Clark 2010
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First, mediagenic skier Lindsey Vonn suggested a shin bruise would keep her from competing.
NBC is on a wild ride at Vancouver Winter Olympic Games 2010
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On concussions alone, a reader at deadspin. com [1] compiled the following list of players who have borne the brunt of a brain bruise in 2010:
Dave Zirin: In the NFL, The Violence Comes to a Head Dave Zirin 2010
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The entire bruise is the size of a tea cup saucer; the outer part is turning brown already.
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On concussions alone, a reader at deadspin. com [1] compiled the following list of players who have borne the brunt of a brain bruise in 2010:
Dave Zirin: In the NFL, The Violence Comes to a Head Dave Zirin 2010
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On concussions alone, a reader at deadspin. com [1] compiled the following list of players who have borne the brunt of a brain bruise in 2010:
Dave Zirin: In the NFL, The Violence Comes to a Head Dave Zirin 2010
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On concussions alone, a reader at deadspin. com [1] compiled the following list of players who have borne the brunt of a brain bruise in 2010:
Dave Zirin: In the NFL, The Violence Comes to a Head Dave Zirin 2010
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On concussions alone, a reader at deadspin. com [1] compiled the following list of players who have borne the brunt of a brain bruise in 2010:
Dave Zirin: In the NFL, The Violence Comes to a Head Dave Zirin 2010
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