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bruise

[ brooz ]

verb (used with object)

bruised, bruising.
  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. Metalworking. to injure the surface of (an ingot or finished object) by collision.


verb (used without object)

bruised, bruising.
  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.

bruise

/ ²ú°ù³Ü˳ú /

verb

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a bodily injury without a break in the skin, usually with discoloration; contusion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bruise1

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; brisance
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bruise1

Old English ²ú°ùÓ¯²õ²¹²Ô , of Celtic origin; compare Irish ²ú°ùÅ«¾±²µ¾±³¾ I bruise
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The civil suit claims Paredes suffered several bruises and broken bones, including a broken hyoid bone, which is in the front of the neck, and a partially crushed vertebra.

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Two years into his term, his party suffered a bruising defeat in parliamentary elections, handing the opposition party an even bigger majority.

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Ms Welby had a fractured nose, broken finger and extensive bruising to her head and face and was treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn.

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Ms Giuffre was "banged up and bruised" and later admitted to hospital after her condition deteriorated, her family said.

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Giuffre said this year "has been the worst", alongside a photograph from a hospital bed showing visible bruising.

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