bruise
to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin: The blow bruised his arm. Her pinching bruised the peaches.
to injure or hurt slightly, as with an insult or unkind remark: to bruise a person's feelings.
to crush (drugs or food) by beating or pounding.
Metalworking. to injure the surface of (an ingot or finished object) by collision.
to develop or bear a discolored spot on the skin as the result of a blow, fall, etc.
to become injured slightly: His feelings bruise easily.
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
Origin of bruise
1Other words from bruise
- un·bruised, adjective
Words that may be confused with bruise
- brews, bruise
Words Nearby bruise
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use bruise in a sentence
A different woman living in a group home showed up to a day program with a bruise under her eye.
They Made a Revolutionary System to Protect People With Developmental Disabilities. Now It’s Falling Apart. | by Amy Silverman for Arizona Daily Star | December 12, 2020 | ProPublicaShe had a bruise under her eye when she went to her day program.
This System Is Supposed to Protect People With Developmental Disabilities. It Is Falling Apart. | by Amy Silverman for Arizona Daily Star | December 12, 2020 | ProPublicaSomething to soak inNo matter how well you balance and how many pads you wear, you’re bound to pick up a few gnarly bruises as you learn to skate.
Glide into a new roller skater’s heart with these cool gifts | Rachel Feltman | December 2, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThis Spigen Rugged Armor band and case is going to protect a smartwatch from any scrapes, scratches, bruises, or bumps that might occur.
Smartwatch accessories to give your high-tech friends and family | PopSci Commerce Team | October 1, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThis kit doesn’t just help you prepare for scrapes and bruises.
The best first aid kits for staying safe and prepared | PopSci Commerce Team | September 4, 2020 | Popular-Science
Apparently there was a sex scene that was cut from the film with you and Kate Upton that left you with a huge bruise on your ass?
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau on S&M with Kate Upton and that ‘Game of Thrones’ Rape Scene | Marlow Stern | April 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn contrast to gentle Eva, Naps liked to draw a little blood in bed, to bruise and be bruised in return.
Tallulah Bankhead: Gay, Drunk and Liberated in an Era of Excess Art | Judith Mackrell | January 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs Obama and others press to raise the federal minimum wage about $7.25, skeptics say such a move could bruise the economy.
What Does an Increase in the Minimum Wage Do to the Economy? | Brandy Zadrozny | December 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSo she got smacked and got a big bruise that she was very proud of.
‘Catching Fire’: How Jennifer Lawrence Learned to Shoot a Bow and Arrow | Kevin Fallon | November 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA woman in a cupcake of a wedding dress, with her wedding party behind her, stands against a frighteningly bruise-hued sky.
Photographer Raymond Depardon Captures the ‘Sweet Moments’ | Sarah Moroz | November 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMany of us had been hit by the balls, but a bruise or a graze of the skin was the worst consequence that had ensued.
Whether it was rheumatism or a bruise or strain he did not know, but by the time he reached the river he was ready to drop.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonAnd he spurred away headlong, his bruise nowhere, one horrible thought mastering all.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisMen like me dont bruise— he hesitated a moment, patted her hand, and said softly, guardian angels.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonWhen I came to myself, I was lying on my back in the grass, feeling a dull ache all over me, as from a bad bruise.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan Turgenev
British Dictionary definitions for bruise
/ (bruːz) /
(also intr) to injure (tissues) without breaking the skin, usually with discoloration, or (of tissues) to be injured in this way
to offend or injure (someone's feelings) by an insult, unkindness, etc
to damage the surface of (something), as by a blow
to crush (food, etc) by pounding or pressing
a bodily injury without a break in the skin, usually with discoloration; contusion
Origin of bruise
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse