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| NOUN | 1 | bruise, contusion | An injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration |
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| VERB | 1 | bruise, contuse | Injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of |
| 2 | bruise, hurt, wound, injure, offend, spite | Hurt the feelings of | |
| 3 | bruise | Break up into small pieces for food preparation | |
| 4 | bruise | Damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure |
| Sounds | bruw'z |
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| Rhymes | abuse, accuse, amuse, and 43 more rhymes in uwz... |
| Meaning | An injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration. |
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| Synonyms | contusion |
| Broader | injury, hurt, harm, trauma |
| Narrower | ecchymosis; petechia; shiner, black eye, mouse |
| Verbs | bruise |
| Meaning | Injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Model | Did he bruise his foot? |
| Examples | "I bruised my knee" |
| Synonyms | contuse |
| Broader | injure, wound |
| Narrower | jam, crush |
| Nouns | bruise; bruiser |
| Meaning | Hurt the feelings of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Examples | "This remark really bruised me ego" |
| Synonyms | hurt, wound, injure, offend, spite |
| Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke |
| Narrower | diss, insult, affront; lacerate; sting; humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase |
| Meaning | Break up into small pieces for food preparation. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them" |
| Category | cooking, cookery, preparation |
| Broader | crush |
| Meaning | Damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them" |
| Category | plant, flora, plant life |
| Broader | damage |
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