Bruise (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), bruised, bruis·ing.
  1. to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin: The blow bruised his arm. Her pinching bruised the peaches.
  2. to injure or hurt slightly, as with an insult or unkind remark: to bruise a person's feelings.
  3. to crush (drugs or food) by beating or pounding.
  4. to injure the surface of (an ingot or finished object) by collision.
verb (used without object), bruised, bruis·ing.
  1. to develop or bear a discolored spot on the skin as the result of a blow, fall, etc.
  2. to become injured slightly: His feelings bruise easily.
noun
  1. an injury due to bruising; contusion.
verb (mainly tr)
  1. 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
noun
  1. a bodily injury without a break in the skin, usually with discoloration; contusion
Bruise (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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