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bruise
[brooz]
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.
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.
noun
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
bruise
/ bruːz /
verb
(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
Other Word Forms
- unbruised adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of bruise1
Example Sentences
Blair said the police-fired projectiles ended up “hitting students and faculty, leaving them bruised and with burning eyes.”
FBI Director Kash Patel faced another day of bruising questioning on Capitol Hill Wednesday, with members of the House Judiciary Committee pressing him over the bureau’s handling of the case files around Jeffrey Epstein.
He heard their pain and saw the bruises.
The campaign is asking the Scottish government to ensure a replacement for MV Lord of the Isles is manufactured at the yard, to help restore the yard's reputation after a "bruising 10 years".
Mary does get her heart bruised again by a duplicitous Yank, but this time she doesn’t mope about it.
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