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bruise

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verb (used with object)

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.

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verb (used without object)

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.

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noun

an injury due to bruising; contusion.

Origin:
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

Related forms

un·bruised, adjective

Can be confused: brews, bruise.

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Example Sentences

On dark-skinned people, the rash may resemble a bruise.

Many academics have big egos, he says, which bruise easily.

One who turned up said he received a bruise on his backside and spent four days in hospital.

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On dark-skinned people, the rash may resemble a bruise.

Many academics have big egos, he says, which bruise easily.

One who turned up said he received a bruise on his backside and spent four days in hospital.

The road test determines whether a plant will bruise in transit.

If your kid bumps their head and gets a bruise the day after a vaccination, that gets recorded.

Clip the ends and bruise them and beat cake batter with them.

Good on banks or hillsides, along paths where you can break off and bruise a twig to enjoy the foliage's fragrance.

The impact of the projectile itself is likely to fracture, crack or break your bones bones and bruise you.

Her face was scratched, and there was apparently a bruise on the left side of the head.

While no bruises have been left on her, the school did manage to bruise the rear end of one kid.

The number of raps that might bring her back to her senses are unlikely to be fatal and may not even leave a bruise.

If there's one thing that can bruise a woman's ego, it's the appearance of gray hair.

The play structures have lots of hard metal corners for kids to bruise themselves on.

Gaucher's disease is an inherited enzyme-deficiency disorder whose victims bleed and bruise easily.

The driver had a small bruise under his eye from hitting the steering wheel after she struck him, the police said.

He has a nasty bruise on his forehead but appears fine.

Vegetables and fruits last longer and are less likely to bruise.

Arnica, for example, can address a sprain or bruise in low potencies.

Every doctor recognizes themThe man who discovers a bruise on his thigh and becomes convinced that it is leukemia.

In a photo taken shortly after their reunion, a black bruise curls under his right eye, cuts dot his forehead.

Her neck was broken and there was an ugly bruise over the eye.

The bulky wrap around his right knee protected a microfracture of the femur and a deep bone bruise.

Using a muddler or wooden spoon, gently bruise mint.

Gently bruise the mint with lime juice in a shaker using a muddler or wooden spoon.

The driver had a small bruise under his eye from hitting the steering wheel after she.

Quadrozzi and a contractor were examining recent renovations to the pier when they noticed a bruise on the calm water.

McHugh told the jury how each bruise was a sign of abuse:.

Gamboa had several cuts and a large bruise on his forehead.

Wrap basil leaves in a towel and roll a rolling pin over them once or twice to bruise them slightly.

Davis had a cut and bruise to his forehead, as well as swelling behind his right ear, the complaint said.

Muslih's body bore a bruise on the forehead and wounds on the lips and right ear.

Donzis's protectors to cover a deep thigh bruise which could not afford another blow.

Tie coriander, cloves and cinnamon loosely in cheesecloth, then pound the bundle lightly to bruise the spices.

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World English Dictionary

bruise (bruːz)

—vb
1.	(also intr) to injure (tissues) without breaking the skin, usually with discoloration, or (of tissues) to be injured in this way
2.	to offend or injure (someone's feelings) by an insult, unkindness, etc
3.	to damage the surface of (something), as by a blow
4.	to crush (food, etc) by pounding or pressing

—n
5.	a bodily injury without a break in the skin, usually with discoloration; contusion

[Old English brӯsan, of Celtic origin; compare Irish brūigim I bruise]

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Word Origin & History

bruise

O.E. brysan "to crush, bruise, pound," from P.Gmc. *brusjanan, from PIE base *bhreus- "to smash, crush" (cf. O.Ir. bronnaim "I wrong, I hurt;" Bret. brezel "war," V.L. brisare "to break"). Merged by 17c. with Anglo-Fr. bruiser "to break, smash," from O.Fr. bruisier "to break, shatter," perhaps from Gaul.

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*brus-, from the same PIE base. Related: Bruised; bruising. The noun is first recorded 1540s. Bruiser "a boxer" is attested from 1744.

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Medical Dictionary

bruise (br&oomacr;z)
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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