bruise

bruise has 9 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• v. t.. 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.
• v. t.. To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush.
• v. i.. To fight with the fists; to box.
• 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.
• n.. an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
• v.. damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"
• v.. break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"
• v.. injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of; "I bruised my knee"
• v.. hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"