bruise

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Synonyms: cruise, braise, brise

Antonyms: cruise, braise, brise

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[strike]] (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the [[skin]] without breaking it; to contuse.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To damage the skin of (fruit or vegetables), in an analogous way.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} Of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises through being handled [[roughly]].
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become bruised.
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[fight]] with the [[fist]]s; to [[box]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive|figurative}} To harm or injure somebody's feelings or self-esteem.
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To impair (gin) by shaking rather than stirring.

Noun

1. A [[purplish]] [[mark]] on the [[skin]] due to [[leakage]] of [[blood]] from [[capillary|capillaries]] under the surface that have been damaged by a [[blow]].
2. A dark mark on [[fruit]] or vegetables caused by a blow to the surface.

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