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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..

Contuse :: Contuse (v. t.) To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part without breaking the skin.

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..

Bruisewort :: Bruisewort (n.) A plant supposed to heal bruises, as the true daisy, the soapwort, and the comfrey..

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..

Contusion :: Contusion (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..

Bruiser :: Bruiser (n.) A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes.

Trash :: Trash (n.) Especially, loppings and leaves of trees, bruised sugar cane, or the like..

Bruiser :: Bruiser (n.) A boxer; a pugilist.

Curry :: Curry (v. t.) To beat or bruise; to drub; -- said of persons.

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..

Bruised :: Bruised (imp. & p. p.) of Bruis.

Tan :: Tan (n.) The bark of the oak, and some other trees, bruised and broken by a mill, for tanning hides; -- so called both before and after it has been used. Called also tan bark..

Hurter :: Hurter (n.) A bodily injury causing pain; a wound, bruise, or the like..

Suicidal :: Suggillation (n.) A livid, or black and blue, mark; a blow; a bruise..

Bruiser :: Bruiser (n.) One who, or that which, bruises..

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.

Batter :: Batter (v. t.) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.

Bruise :: Bruise (v. i.) To fight with the fists; to box.

Intuse :: Intuse (n.) A bruise; a contusion.

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