Thesaurus: bruise

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1. v. t. To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to bruise the bark of a tree with a stone; to bruise an apple by letting it fall.
2. v. t. To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush.
3. v. i. To fight with the fists; to box.
4. n. An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc., with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the head; bruises on fruit.
5. n. an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
6. v. injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
7. v. hurt the feelings of
8. v. break up into small pieces for food preparation
9. v. damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure
10. 1. To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to bruise the bark of a tree with a stone; to bruise an apple by letting it fall. 2. To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush. Nor bruise her flowerets with the armed hoofs. Shak. Syn. -- To pulverize; bray; triturate; pound; contuse. To fight with the fists; to box. Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English custom. Thackeray. An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc., with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the head; bruises on fruit. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises. Isa. i. 6.
11. To fight with the fists; to box.Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English custom. Thackeray.
12. v:32/n:68 n. an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration v. injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of v. break up into small pieces for food preparation v. damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure