(~s, bruising, ~d)
1.
A ~ is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
How did you get that ~ on your cheek?...
She was treated for cuts and ~s.
N-COUNT
2.
If you ~ a part of your body, a ~ appears on it, for example because something hits you. If you ~ easily, ~s appear when something hits you only slightly.
I had only ~d my knee...
Some people ~ more easily than others.
VERB: V n, V adv
~d
I escaped with severely ~d legs.
ADJ
3.
If a fruit, vegetable, or plant ~s or is ~d, it is damaged by being handled roughly, making a mark on the skin.
Choose a warm, dry day to cut them off the plants, being careful not to ~ them.
...~d tomatoes and cucumbers...
Be sure to store them carefully as they ~ easily.
VERB: V n, V-ed, V adv, also V
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Bruise is also a noun.
...~s on the fruit’s skin.
N-COUNT
4.
If you are ~d by an unpleasant experience, it makes you feel unhappy or upset.
The government will be severely ~d by yesterday’s events...
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed
bruising
...the bruising experience of near-bankruptcy.
ADJ: usu ADJ n