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   bruise

   /bruːz/

   noun

   • 1. an injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing underlying blood vessels: "his body was a mass of bruises after he had been attacked"
   • ▪ a mark indicating an area of damage on a fruit, vegetable, or plant.

   verb

   • 1. inflict a bruise or bruises on (a part of the body): "I fell and bruised my knee" Similar contuseinjuremarkmake black and bluediscolourblackenhurtmarkdiscolourblemishdamagespoilimpairmar
   • ▪ cause a bruise or bruises to appear on (a fruit, vegetable, or plant): "the fall bruised several of the ripest bananas"
   • ▪ be susceptible to bruising: "potatoes bruise easily, so treat them with care"
   • ▪ hurt (someone's feelings): "I will admit that my pride was bruised by his comment" Similar upsetoffendinsultaffronthurtwoundpaininjurecrushdispleasepeevevexdistressgrieve
   • 2. crush or pound (food): "add the beans, tomatoes, and lime wedges and roughly bruise with the pestle"

   Word Origin Old Englishbrȳsan ‘crush or injure with a blow’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French bruisier ‘break’.

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