Definition of bruise Bruise
/bɹuˈz/ - [bruz] - bruise
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NounPlural: bruises |
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| bruise - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration | ||
| contusion | ||
| trauma, harm, hurt, injury an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects | ||
| ecchymosis the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin | ||
| 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) | ||
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| bruise - injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of; "I bruised my knee" | ||
| contuse | ||
| wound, injure cause injuries or bodily harm to | ||
| jam, crush interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station" | ||
| bruise - damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or 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" | ||
| plant life, flora, plant (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | ||
| bruise - break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them" | ||
| crush break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy" | ||
| 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" | ||
| bruise - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" | ||
| hurt, wound, injure, offend, spite | ||
| enkindle, elicit, kindle, provoke, evoke, arouse, fire, raise derive by reason; "elicit a solution" | ||
| 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 cut or tear irregularly | ||
| sting deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" | ||
| 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" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- bruise (Noun)
A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow. - bruise (Noun)
A dark mark on fruit caused by a blow to its surface. - bruise (Verb)
To strike a person, originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it. - bruise (Verb)
To damage the skin of fruit, in an analogous way. - bruise (Verb)
Of fruit, to gain bruises through being handled roughly. - bruise (Verb)
To become bruised. - bruise (Verb)
To fight with the fists; to box.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bruise (v. t.)
To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to bruise the bark of a tree with a stone; to bruise an apple by letting it fall. - bruise (v. t.)
To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush. - bruise (v. i.)
To fight with the fists; to box. - bruise (n.)
An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc., with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the head; bruises on fruit.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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bruise
A collection of blood in the body tissue outside the blood vessels -
bruise
Injury to biological tissue, generally caused by an impact, in which the capillaries are damaged, allowing blood to seep into the surrounding tissue. -
bruise
To injure, esp. without breaking the skin.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bruise
brōōz, v.t. to crush by beating or pounding: to oppress: to box or fight with the fists: to ride recklessly in hunting, careless alike of horse and crops: to reduce to small fragments.—n. a wound made by anything heavy and blunt.—p.adj. Bruised, hurt by a heavy blow, with skin crushed and discoloured.—n. Bruis′er, one that bruises: a boxer.—p.adj. Bruis′ing, boxing. [A.S. brýsan, to crush, with which, says Dr Murray, afterwards coalesced Fr. brisie-r; bruisier, bruser, to break.]
Wikipedia 
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A bruise, also called a contusion or ecchymosis, is a kind of injury to biological tissue in which the capillaries are damaged, allowing blood to seep into the surrounding tissue.
It is usually caused by blunt impact. Bruises often cause pain but are not normally dangerous. Sometimes bruises can be serious and lead to other more life threatening forms of hematoma, or can be associated with serious injuries as fractures and internal bleeding. Minor bruises may be easily recognized, in people with light skin color, by their characteristic blue or purple appearance (idiomatically described as "black and blue") in the days following the injury.
In language.
More generally, "bruise" is used metaphorically to mean any minor injury in other fields than health. It means that the injury is painful and sensitive but minor and will recover on its own.
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