bruise

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Noun

Singular bruise

Plural bruises

A bruise on the elbow

1. 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

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.