bruise

Noun
  1. An injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration (synset 114312373)
    is a type of: harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
    subtypes:
    • ecchymosis - the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise
    • petechia - a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever)
    • black eye, mouse, shiner - a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
    same as: contusion
Verb
  1. Injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (synset 201495382)
    "I bruised my knee"
    is a type of: injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to
    subtypes: crush, jam - crush or bruise
    same as: contuse
  2. Hurt the feelings of (synset 201797206)
    "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
    is a type of: arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
    subtypes:
    same as: hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound
  3. Break up into small pieces for food preparation (synset 200340078)
    "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"
    referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
    is a type of: crush - break into small pieces
  4. Damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure (synset 200260446)
    "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"
    referred to in: flora, plant, plant life - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
    is a type of: damage - inflict damage upon

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