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bruise

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bruise  (brz)
v. bruised, bruis·ing, bruis·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow.
b. To damage (plant tissue), as by abrasion or pressure: bruised the fruit by careless packing.
2. To dent or mar.
3. To pound (berries, for example) into fragments; crush.
4. To hurt, especially psychologically.
v.intr.
To experience or undergo bruising: Peaches bruise easily.
n.
1. An injury to underlying tissues or bone in which the skin is not broken, often characterized by ruptured blood vessels and discolorations.
2. A similar injury to plant tissue, often resulting in discoloration or spoilage.
3. An injury, especially to one's feelings.

[Middle English bruisen, from Old English brsan, to crush, and from Old North French bruisier (of Germanic origin).]

bruise
Verb
[bruising, bruised]
1. to injure (body tissue) without breaking the skin, usually with discoloration, or (of body tissue) to be injured in this way
2. to hurt (someone's feelings)
3. to damage (fruit)
Noun
a bodily injury without a break in the skin, usually with discoloration [Old English brȳsan]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bruisebruise - 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, mouse - a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
Verb1.bruise - injure the underlying soft tissue or 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 my 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 or pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"
plant life, flora, plant - (botany) 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"

bruise
noun 1. discoloration, mark, injury, trauma Pathology blemish, black mark, contusion, black-and-blue mark
verb 2. hurt, injure, mark, blacken
verb 3. damage, mark, mar, blemish, discolour
Translations
bruise [bruːz] n (on person) → cardenal m; hematoma m
vt [+ leg etc] → magullar;
(fig) [+ feelings]; herir

bruise [bruːz] nbleu m, ecchymose f, contusion f
vi [fruit] → se taler, se meurtrir;
to bruise one's arm → se faire un bleu au bras

bruise [bruːz] nblauer Fleck m, Bluterguss m;
(on fruit) → Druckstelle f
vt (arm, leg etc) → sich dat stoßen;
(person) → einen blauen Fleck schlagen;
(fruit) → beschädigen
vi (fruit) → eine Druckstelle bekommen;
to bruise one's arm → sich dat den Arm stoßen, sich dat einen blauen Fleck am Arm holen

bruise [bruːz] nammaccatura;
(on person) → livido
vtammaccare [+ leg etc]; farsi un livido a;
(fig) [+ feelings]; urtare
vi [fruit] → ammaccarsi

bruise
n bruise [bruːz]
an injury caused by a blow to a person or a fruit, turning the skin a dark colour bruises all over his legs; apples covered in bruises. kneusplek كَدْمَه، رَضّـه натъртено/посиняло място modřina; otlačenina blåt mærke die Quetschung, blauer Fleck μώλωπας, μελανιά morado, magulladura sinine laik, sinikas کوفتگی؛ کبودی mustelma bleu, meurtrissure פְּגָם, חָבוּרָה चोट masnica horzsolás memar ammaccatura, livido 打撲傷 멍, 상처 mėlynė, sumušimas zilums; sasitums lebam kneuzing blått merke siniak, potłuczenie negra vânătaie; lovitură синяк; помятость modrina; odrenina modrica, odrgnina modrica blåmärke, fläck แผลฟกช้ำ çürük, morartı 青腫;傷痕 синець خراش ، رگڑ vết thâm tím
v
to cause or develop such a mark on the skin She bruised her forehead; She bruises easily. kneus يَكْدِمُ، يَرُضُّ натъртвам (се) potlouct se få et blåt mærke anstoßen προξενώ μώλωπες σε κπ. magullar siniseks lööma, siniseks minema کبود کردن یا شدن saada mustelma (se) couvrir d'ecchymoses לִפְגוֹם चोट लगना ozlijeđivati se (fel)horzsol mememarkan farsi un livido 打撲傷を負わせる 멍들다, 상처 나다 gauti mėlynę, susimušti dabūt zilumu; sasist menjadi lebam kneuzen, gekneusd zijn blåmerker posiniaczyć się, potłuc się magoar-se a face vânătăi ставить синяки odrieť sa potolči (se) dobiti modricu slå sig, få blåmärken ทำให้เป็นรอยช้ำ çürütmek, morartmak 使...青腫,擦傷 забивати(ся); набити синець خراش یا رگڑ ڈالنا làm thâm tím 使...


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One of the heads had struck his breast and the other his left shoulder; yet though they had knocked him down, the heads were not hard enough to bruise him.
At the same time he was Ikey's friend and customer, and often dropped in at the Blue Light Drug Store to have a bruise painted with iodine or get a cut rubber-plastered after a pleasant evening spent along the Bowery.
An enormous bruise immediately made its appearance under the detective's silk hat, which was completely smashed in.
 
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