Definition of bruise

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Bruise (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..

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Scruze :: Scruze (v. t.) To squeeze, compress, crush, or bruise..
Breach :: Breach (n.) A bruise; a wound.
Sore :: Sore (a.) A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or a boil..
Surbate :: Surbate (v. t.) To make sore or bruise, as the feet by travel..
Kibble :: Kibble (v. t.) To bruise; to grind coarsely; as, kibbled oats..
Lave :: Lave (v. t.) To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise..
Contrite :: Contrite (a.) Thoroughly bruised or broken.
Soapwort :: Soapwort (n.) A common plant (Saponaria officinalis) of the Pink family; -- so called because its bruised leaves, when agitated in water, produce a lather like that from soap. Called also Bouncing Bet..
Bruise :: Bruise (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..
Mall :: Mall (v. t.) To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul.
Bruiser :: Bruiser (n.) A boxer; a pugilist.
Bruise :: Bruise (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..
Bruiser :: Bruiser (n.) A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes.
Batter :: Batter (v. t.) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
Bruiser :: Bruiser (n.) One who, or that which, bruises..
Surcease :: Surbet (a.) Surbated; bruised.
Tender :: Tender (superl.) Easily impressed, broken, bruised, or injured; not firm or hard; delicate; as, tender plants; tender flesh; tender fruit..
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber.
Intuse :: Intuse (n.) A bruise; a contusion.
Capellet :: Capellet (n.) A swelling, like a wen, on the point of the elbow (or the heel of the hock) of a horse, caused probably by bruises in lying down..
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