Bruise
21bruise — 1 noun (C) 1 a purple or brown mark on your skin that you get because you have fallen, been hit etc 2 a mark on a piece of fruit that spoils its appearance 2 verb (I, T) 1 if part of you body bruises or if you bruise it, it gets hit or hurt and a …
22bruise — [bruːz] verb [T] I to cause a bruise on someone s skin or on a piece of fruit She bruised her leg quite badly when she fell.[/ex] bruising noun [U] II noun [C] bruise [bruːz] a dark mark on your body or on a piece of fruit where it has been hit… …
23bruise — [c]/bruz / (say broohz) verb (bruised, bruising) –verb (t) 1. to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin or drawing blood. 2. to damage (fruit, etc.) by applying pressure, without breaking the skin. 3. to injure or hurt… …
24bruise — [OE] Modern English bruise is a blend of words from two sources. The main contributor is Old English brysan, which as well as ‘bruise’ meant ‘crush to pieces’, and is related to Latin frustum ‘piece broken or cut off’. But then in the early… …
25bruise — 1. verb /bɹuːz/ a) 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. Bananas bruise easily. b) To damage the skin of (fruit), in an analogous way. I… …
26bruise — de·bruise; bruise; …
27bruišė — bruĩšė sf. (2) zool. 1. Prk kuoja, mekšras, raudė; plg. brunšė (Leuciscus rutilus): Bruišė – prasčiausia žuvis Sdr. Raudonos akys kaip bruišės Šll. Enk primynęs kaip bruišę Šll. 2. N, K žiežulė (Leuciscus erythrophthalmus). 3. KI245 karšis… …
28bruise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. contusion, black and blue spot; mouse, black eye, shiner. v. t. batter, contuse; crush. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. contusion, black and blue mark, discoloration, abrasion, wound, swelling,… …
29bruise — noun an injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing underlying blood vessels. ↘a similar area of damage on a fruit, vegetable, or plant. verb 1》 inflict a bruise on. ↘be susceptible to… …
30bruise — 1. noun a bruise across her forehead Syn: contusion, lesion, mark, black and blue mark, discoloration, blackening; injury; swelling, lump, bump, welt; Medicine ecchymosis 2. verb 1) her face was badly bruised Syn …