English to English
bruise
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noun (n)
- an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of(verb.contact)Example:
I bruised my knee.
source: wordnet30 - break up into small pieces for food preparation(verb.change)Example:
Bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them.
source: wordnet30 - damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure(verb.change)Example:
The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(verb)source: webster1913
- To fight with the fists; to box.(verb)source: webster1913