bruise

From Wiktionary
Wikipedia logo
Wikipedia logo
The Simple English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikimedia Commons logo
Wikimedia Commons logo

Pronunciation[change]

Noun[change]

Singular
bruise

Plural
bruises

A bruise on the elbow
  1. (countable) A bruise is a purplish mark on the skin due to the blood leaking from blood vessels under the surface of the skin, usually due to impact against the area.
    I accidentally knocked my head against the wall, and got a bruise on the forehead.

Verb[change]

Plain form
bruise

Third-person singular
bruises

Past tense
bruised

Past participle
bruised

Present participle
bruising

  1. (transitive) When you bruise someone, you hit him with something that causes him to get a bruise.