āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to bruise
01
āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻļāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make injuries, particularly ones caused by a blow, appear on the skin and cause discoloration
Intransitive
Transitive: to bruise a body part
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A bump on the head may bruise and create a noticeable lump.
āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻŋāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to cause discoloration or damage to a fruit, vegetable, or plant
Transitive: to bruise fruit, vegetable, or plants
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She accidentally bruised the tomato while picking it from the vine.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤āĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻĒāĻŋāĻˇā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻŽāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to crush, mash, or pound food, typically to soften or break it down
Transitive: to bruise food ingredients
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He bruised the tomatoes before adding them to the salad.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻĻā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to cause emotional pain or distress
Transitive: to bruise someone's feelings
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She did nât mean to bruise his pride, but her criticism stung.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¨āĻŋ, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Bruise
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āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤, āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤
an injury on the skin that appears as a dark mark, caused by a blow involving the rupture of vessels underneath
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The athlete played through the pain of a bruise on her thigh, determined to finish the game despite the discomfort.
āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĨāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž āĻ¸āĻšā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§, āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
bruised
bruiser
bruising
bruise
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
