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bruise (enc)

Bruise

Noun1.bruise - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
ecchymosis - the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise
petechia - a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever)
black eye, shiner - a bruise caused by a blow to the eye
Verb1.bruise - injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"
injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to
jam, crush - crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
2.bruise - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego"
affront, diss, insult - treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
lacerate - deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"
sting - cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her"
abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
3.bruise - break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
crush - break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"
4.bruise - damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"
plant life, flora, plant - a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

 

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