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The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the state of being beaten or bruised.

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  1. n. The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the state of being beaten or bruised.
  2. n. A bruise; an injury attended with more or less disorganization of the subcutaneous tissue and effusion of blood beneath the skin, but without apparent wound.
  3. n. an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
  4. n. the action of bruising
  5. 1. The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the state of being beaten or bruised. 2. (Med.) A bruise; an injury attended with more or less disorganization of the subcutaneous tissue and effusion of blood beneath the skin, but without apparent wound.
  6. A bruise; an injury attended with more or less disorganizationof the subcutaneous tissue and effusion of blood beneath the skin,but without apparent wound.
  7. n:100 n. the action of bruising