noun Download 🔗Share A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow. Examples : "The soccer player had a large bruise on his shin after the game. " medicine body physiology anatomy mark condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A dark mark on fruit or vegetables caused by a blow to the surface. Examples : "The apple had a brown bruise where it had fallen from the tree. " fruit vegetable appearance mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The bully bruised his classmate's arm during the schoolyard fight. " body medicine anatomy physiology appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To damage the skin of (fruit or vegetables), in an analogous way. Examples : "The clumsy delivery boy bruised the side of the ripe tomatoes he was carrying. " fruit vegetable Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises through being handled roughly. Examples : "Bananas bruise easily." fruit vegetable food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To become bruised. Examples : "I bruise easily." body medicine mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fight with the fists; to box. Examples : "The two brothers often bruised each other during their after-school games. " sport action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading