Definition of bruise

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Bruise (v. t.) To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush..

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Nubble :: Nubble (v. t.) To beat or bruise with the fist.
Scruze :: Scruze (v. t.) To squeeze, compress, crush, or bruise..
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..
Hurter :: Hurter (n.) A bodily injury causing pain; a wound, bruise, or the like..
Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes..
Bruised :: Bruised (imp. & p. p.) of Bruis.
Trash :: Trash (n.) Especially, loppings and leaves of trees, bruised sugar cane, or the like..
Surcease :: Surbet (a.) Surbated; bruised.
Pound :: Pound (v. t.) To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as, to pound spice or salt..
Forbruise :: Forbruise (v. t.) To bruise sorely or exceedingly.
Kibble :: Kibble (v. t.) To bruise; to grind coarsely; as, kibbled oats..
Badiaga :: Badiaga (n.) A fresh-water sponge (Spongilla), common in the north of Europe, the powder of which is used to take away the livid marks of bruises..
Intuse :: Intuse (n.) A bruise; a contusion.
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..
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a bruised part swells; a bladder swells by inflation..
Bruise :: Bruise (v. i.) To fight with the fists; to box.
Tender :: Tender (superl.) Easily impressed, broken, bruised, or injured; not firm or hard; delicate; as, tender plants; tender flesh; tender fruit..
Contusion :: Contusion (n.) The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the state of being beaten or bruised..
Contuse :: Contuse (v. t.) To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part without breaking the skin.
Mangle :: Mangle (v. t.) To cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; to tear in cutting; to cut in a bungling manner; to lacerate; to mutilate..
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