BRUISE


Meaning of BRUISE in English

I. noun

an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without break in the overlying skin

got an ugly bruise when he fell

Synonyms: contusion; compare black eye

Related Word: ||boo-boo; abrasion, scrape, scratch

Idioms: black-and-blue spot ( or mark)

II. verb

1.

to inflict a bruise on

fell down and bruised his hip

Synonyms: black, contuse

Related Word: batter, ||bung-up

2.

Synonyms: crush 2, becrush, mash, ||mush (up), pulp, squash

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус.