bruise
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English brȳsan.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK, US) enPR: bro͞oz, IPA: /bɹuːz/, SAMPA: /bru:z/
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- Homophones: brews
- Rhymes: -uːz
[edit] Verb
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to bruise (third-person singular simple present bruises, present participle bruising, simple past and past participle bruised)
- (transitive) To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it.
- (transitive) To damage the skin of (fruit), in an analogous way.
- (intransitive) Of fruit, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
- Bananas bruise easily.
- (intransitive, medicine) To bruise easily.
- I bruise easily.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
strike (a person), giving them a bruise
cause fruit to bruise
of fruit, to gain bruises
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medical: to get bruised
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[edit] Noun
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bruise (plural bruises)
- (medicine) A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
- A dark mark on fruit caused by a blow to its surface.
[edit] Synonyms
- (medical): ecchymosis, contusion (technical term)
- See also Wikisaurus:injury
[edit] Translations
medical: mark on the skin
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mark on fruit
