Bruising or crushing; a bruise, contusion.

A bruise, contusion.

An area of bluish or purplish discoloration resulting from bleeding beneath the skin, typically occurring after impact with a blunt object; (also)…

A dark or livid mark produced by a blow; a bruise.

The result of this action; bruising or defacement caused by successive blows.

A bruise, contusion, or wound, esp. one caused by a fall; a dent or indentation. Now dialect.

A bruise.

The action of beating or battering. A mark of beating; a wound or bruise. Obsolete.

A bruise or injury caused by crushing. Obsolete.

An injury to the body caused by a blow with a blunt or heavy instrument, by collision with a hard surface, etc., without breaking the skin; a bruise.

†Beating black and blue (obsolete); Medicine a livid or black-and-blue mark; a bruise; ecchymosis.

Misadventure; a mishap. Also: an injury.

an injury to the feet caused by walking on stony ground.

Boxing slang. Obsolete. A bruise.

An injury caused by a heavy weight or blow; a bruise. Obsolete.

A mark on a person's body caused by a heavy blow; a bruise. Obsolete. rare.

Applied to things resembling a strawberry in shape or colour. A sore or bruise, esp. one caused by friction with the ground. North American colloquial…