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verb (used with object), bruised, bruis·ing. to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin: The blow bruised his arm. Her pinching bruised the peaches.
to injure or hurt slightly, as with an insult or unkind remark: to bruise a person's feelings.
to crush (drugs or food) by beating or pounding.
Metalworking . to injure the surface of (an ingot or finished object) by collision.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used without object), bruised, bruis·ing. to develop or bear a discolored spot on the skin as the result of a blow, fall, etc.
to become injured slightly: His feelings bruise easily.
noun an injury due to bruising; contusion.
Origin of bruise before 900; Middle English bro (o )sen, bres (s )en, bris (s )en, bruisen, representing Old English brȳsan, brēsan and Anglo-French bruser, Old French bruisier, akin to briser to break; see brisance
OTHER WORDS FROM bruise un·bruised, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bruise brews, bruise Words nearby bruise Brugia, Brugmann, brugmansia, Bruhn, bruin, bruise , bruiser, bruising, bruit, brulé, Brumaire
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British Dictionary definitions for bruise verb (mainly tr) (also intr) to injure (tissues) without breaking the skin, usually with discoloration, or (of tissues) to be injured in this way
to offend or injure (someone's feelings) by an insult, unkindness, etc
to damage the surface of (something), as by a blow
to crush (food, etc) by pounding or pressing
noun a bodily injury without a break in the skin, usually with discoloration; contusion
Word Origin for bruise Old English brӯsan , of Celtic origin; compare Irish brūigim I bruise
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to bruise blemish, swelling, black eye, wound, injury, discoloration, contusion, mar, injure, blacken, crush, batter, bang up, wale, mouse, mark, boo-boo, deface, pulverize, pound
Medical definitions for bruise n. An injury to underlying tissues or bone in which the skin is unbroken, often characterized by ruptured blood vessels and discolorations; a contusion.
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