Other Definitions bruise (enc)
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Bruise| Noun | 1. | bruise - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discolorationharm, 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) | | | Verb | 1. | bruise - injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"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" lacerate - deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks" sting - cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her" | | | 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"damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" | |
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