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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration;
[syn: bruise, contusion]


VERB (4)

1. injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of;
- Example: "I bruised my knee"
[syn: bruise, contuse]

2. hurt the feelings of;
- Example: "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"
- Example: "This remark really bruised my ego"
[syn: hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite]

3. break up into small pieces for food preparation;
- Example: "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"

4. damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure;
- Example: "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bruise \Bruise\, v. i. To fight with the fists; to box. [1913 Webster] Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English custom. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bruise \Bruise\ (br[udd]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bruised; p. pr. & vb. n. Bruising.] [OE. brusen, brisen, brosen, bresen, AS. br?san or fr. OF. bruiser, bruisier, bruser, to break, shiver, perh. from OHG. brochis[=o]n. Cf. Break, v. t.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush. [1913 Webster] Nor bruise her flowerets with the armed hoofs. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: To pulverize; bray; triturate; pound; contuse. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises. --Isa. i. 6. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bruise n 1: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration [syn: bruise, contusion] v 1: injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of; "I bruised my knee" [syn: bruise, contuse] 2: hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" [syn: hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite] 3: break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them" 4: damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

69 Moby Thesaurus words for "bruise": abrasion, abuse, aggrieve, anguish, barb the dart, bash, batter, beat, beat up, black, black eye, black-and-blue mark, blemish, blotch, boo-boo, buffet, bump, bung, bung up, contuse, contusion, cut, cut up, damage, discolor, discoloration, discolorment, do violence to, do wrong by, do wrong to, ecchymosis, grieve, harm, hurt, hurt the feelings, ill-treat, ill-use, injure, injury, knock about, maltreat, manhandle, mark, mash, maul, mishandle, mistreat, molest, mouse, outrage, pain, pierce, pound, prick, pulp, rough, rough up, savage, scrape, scratch, shiner, spot, squash, stab, sting, thrash soundly, twist the knife, welt, wound
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

BRUISE, med. jurisp. An injury done with violence to the person, without breaking the skin; it is nearly synonymous with contusion. (q . v.) 1. Ch. Pr. 38; vide 4 Car. & P. 381, 487, 558, 565; Eng. C. L. Rep. 430, 526, 529. Vide Wound.