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Definition of bruise

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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..

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Tread :: Tread (n.) A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. See Interfere, 3..

Batter :: Batter (v. t.) To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to batter a wall or rampart..

Amber Tree :: Amber tree () A species of Anthospermum, a shrub with evergreen leaves, which, when bruised, emit a fragrant odor..

Breach :: Breach (n.) A bruise; a wound.

Pepper :: Pepper (v. t.) Figuratively: To shower shot or other missiles, or blows, upon; to pelt; to fill with shot, or cover with bruises or wounds..

Samp :: Samp (n.) An article of food consisting of maize broken or bruised, which is cooked by boiling, and usually eaten with milk; coarse hominy..

Jam :: "Jam (v. t.) To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door..

Bemaul :: Bemaul (v. t.) To maul or beat severely; to bruise.

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

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

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

Triturate :: Triturate (v. t.) To rub, grind, bruise, or thrash..

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

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..

Lave :: Lave (v. t.) To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise..

Mall :: Mall (v. t.) To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul.

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.

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..

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