bruise : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bruise	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for bruise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bruise n an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration Synonym(s): bruise, contusion v injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of; "I bruised my knee" Synonym(s): bruise, contuse hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" Synonym(s): hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them" damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bruise \Bruise\ (br[udd]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bruised} (br[udd]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bruising}.] [OE. brusen, brisen, brosen, bresen, AS. br[ymac]san or fr. OF. bruiser, bruisier, bruser, to break, shiver, perh. from OHG. brochis[d3]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. 2. To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush. Nor bruise her flowerets with the armed hoofs. --Shak. Syn: To pulverize; bray; triturate; pound; contuse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bruise \Bruise\, v. i. To fight with the fists; to box. Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English custom. --Thackeray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises. --Isa. i. 6.