Bruise Word Meaning

Etymology:

Old English brȳsan ‘crush or injure with a blow’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French bruisier ‘break’

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

an injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing underlying blood vessels

Short Definition:

area of discoloured skin

Examples:

• his body was a mass of bruises after he had been attacked

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

inflict a bruise or bruises on (a part of the body)

Short Definition:

cause bruise on

Examples:

• I fell and bruised my knee

Definition:

crush or pound (food)

Short Definition:

crush or pound food

Examples:

• add the beans, tomatoes, and lime wedges and roughly bruise with the pestle