BRUISE


Meaning of BRUISE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bru:z ]

n. & v. --n. 1 an injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on a human or animal body, caused by a blow or impact. 2 a similar area of damage on a fruit etc. --v. 1 tr. a inflict a bruise on. b hurt mentally. 2 intr. be susceptible to bruising. 3 tr. crush or pound. [ME f. OE brysan crush, reinforced by AF bruser, OF bruisier break]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.