bruise

bruise
01. Bobby had a bad [bruise] on his arm from where he was hit with a rock thrown by his sister.
02. Don't get those apples. Look at them, they're all [bruised].
03. We were afraid that my daughter's ankle was broken during the soccer game, but it was just badly [bruised] from a kick to the shin.
04. Luba's pride was [bruised] somewhat when she didn't win the school art contest.
05. Why don't we use these old, [bruised] bananas to make muffins?
06. My parents were both in a serious car accident when they were in their early twenties, but my mother broke her neck, whereas my father only received a few cuts and [bruises].
07. The nurse didn't do a very good job when she gave me a blood test this morning, so I have a bit of a [bruise] on my arm.
08. The girl's teacher phoned the police after noticing large [bruises] on her legs and back.
09. I [bruised] my arm when I fell of the ladder.
10. I have a [bruise] on my leg from where I was kicked playing soccer.
11. I wiped out on my bicycle in front of a bunch of girls at school. I didn't hurt myself, but it certainly [bruised] my pride.
12. Be careful with those peaches; I don't want you to [bruise] them.
13. The police have taken a child into custody after his teacher reported that he came to school with severe [bruising] on his arms and legs.
14. Eddy had a big [bruise] on his leg from where he got hit with a baseball.
15. Henry Grunwald once said that home is the wallpaper above the bed, the family dinner table, the church bells in the morning, the [bruised] shins of the playground, the small fears that come with dusk, the streets and squares and monuments and shops that constitute one's first universe.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Bruise — (br[udd]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bruised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bruising}.] [OE. brusen, brisen, brosen, bresen, AS. br?san or fr. OF. bruiser, bruisier, bruser, to break, shiver, perh. from OHG. brochis[=o]n. Cf. {Break}, v. t.] 1. To injure, as by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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. [1913 Webster] From the sole of the foot… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bruise — Bruise, v. i. To fight with the fists; to box. [1913 Webster] Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English custom. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bruise — vb *crush, mash, smash, squash, macerate Analogous words: batter, mangle, *maim: *press, squeeze bruise n *wound, contusion, trauma, traumatism, lesion …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • bruise — [n] black and blue mark under skin black eye, black mark, blemish, boo boo*, contusion, discoloration, injury, mark, mouse*, swelling, wale, wound; concept 309 bruise [v] break blood vessel; discolor bang up, batter, beat, black, blacken, blemish …   New thesaurus

  • bruise — ► NOUN 1) an injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on the body, caused by a blow rupturing underlying blood vessels. 2) a similar area of damage on a fruit, vegetable, or plant. ► VERB 1) inflict a bruise on. 2) be susceptible to… …   English terms dictionary

  • bruise — [bro͞oz] vt. bruised, bruising [ME bruisen < OE brysan, to crush, pound < IE base * bhreus , to smash, crush; ME form & meaning infl. by OFr bruisier, to break, shatter < Gaul * brus < same IE base] 1. to injure (body tissue), as by a …   English World dictionary

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  • Bruise — Black and blue redirects here. For other uses, see Black and Blue (disambiguation). Bruises redirects here. For the 2008 rock song, see Bruises (song). Bruise Classification and external resources Bruises from a ladder fall …   Wikipedia

  • bruise — [[t]bru͟ːz[/t]] bruises, bruising, bruised 1) N COUNT A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken. How did you get that bruise on your cheek?... She was treated for cuts and bruises. 2) V ERG …   English dictionary

  • Bruise — A bruise or "contusion" is an traumatic injury of the soft tissues which results in breakage of the local capillaries and leakage of red blood cells. In the skin it can be seen as a reddish purple discoloration that does not blanch when …   Medical dictionary

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