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bruise



Pronunciation: (brOOz), [key]
—v., bruised, bruis•ing,
—n.

—v.t.
1. to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin: The blow bruised his arm. Her pinching bruised the peaches.
2. to injure or hurt slightly, as with an insult or unkind remark: to bruise a person's feelings.
3. to crush (drugs or food) by beating or pounding.
4. Metalworking.to injure the surface of (an ingot or finished object) by collision.

—v.i.
1. to develop or bear a discolored spot on the skin as the result of a blow, fall, etc.
2. to become injured slightly: His feelings bruise easily.

—n.
an injury due to bruising; contusion.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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