bruise
11Bruise — A bruise or "contusion" is an traumatic injury of the soft tissues which results in breakage of the local capillaries and leakage of red blood cells. In the skin it can be seen as a reddish purple discoloration that does not blanch when …
12bruise — bruise1 [bru:z] n 1.) a purple or brown mark on your skin that you get because you have fallen, been hit etc ▪ minor cuts and bruises 2.) a mark on a piece of fruit that spoils its appearance bruise 2 bruise2 v [: Old English; Origin: brysan to… …
13bruise — I UK [bruːz] / US [bruz] verb Word forms bruise : present tense I/you/we/they bruise he/she/it bruises present participle bruising past tense bruised past participle bruised * 1) a) [transitive] to cause a mark to appear on someone s body by… …
14bruise — 01. Bobby had a bad [bruise] on his arm from where he was hit with a rock thrown by his sister. 02. Don t get those apples. Look at them, they re all [bruised]. 03. We were afraid that my daughter s ankle was broken during the soccer game, but it …
15bruise — {{11}}bruise (n.) 1540s, from BRUISE (Cf. bruise) (v.). {{12}}bruise (v.) O.E. brysan to crush, bruise, pound, from P.Gmc. *brusjanan, from PIE root *bhreus to smash, crush (Cf. O.Ir. bronnaim I wrong, I hurt; Bret. brezel war, V.L. brisare to… …
16bruise — /broohz/, v., bruised, bruising, n. v.t. 1. to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin: The blow bruised his arm. Her pinching bruised the peaches. 2. to injure or hurt slightly, as with an insult or unkind remark: to bruise a… …
17bruise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ black, dark, livid, purple ▪ nasty, nice, ugly ▪ faint, min …
18bruise — bruise1 [ bruz ] verb * 1. ) transitive to cause a mark to appear on someone s body by hitting or knocking it: She bruised her leg quite badly when she fell. a ) intransitive if you bruise easily, marks appear on your body when you are hit or… …
19bruise — I. verb (bruised; bruising) Etymology: Middle English brusen, brisen, from Anglo French & Old English; Anglo French bruiser, briser to break, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish bruid he shatters; Old English brȳsan to bruise; akin to Old Irish… …
20bruise — [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… …
