English English Dictionary

bruise in English:

1. an injury or mark where the skin has not been broken but is darker in colour

English word "bruise"(an injury or mark where the skin has not been broken but is darker in colour) occurs in sets:

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2. bruise

I have a bruise.

My whole body was one big bruise after the rugby game.

blood thinners make it more likely for you to bruise

That's a really awful bruise. - Yeah, I know. I fell off my bike a couple of days ago.

to be covered in bruises

How to create a gross-looking bruise for Halloween.

Her long dress covered a huge bruise on her knee

The driver hit his head on the windscreen and ended up with a terrible bruise.

She's got bruise

I was scratched and bruised all over

1. [noun, countable] - a dark mark where the skin has not been broken but is darker in colour, often as a result of being hit by something 2. [verb] - to cause or to get a bruise or bruises

He suffered cuts and bruises after falling off his bike.

She bruised her leg quite badly when she fell.

Fallen apples are often bruised.

minor cuts and bruises

3. to damage a piece of fruit and cause a soft brown area to appear in its surface

4. an injury appearing as a purple mark on the body

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