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Meaning of bruise

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  bruise
      n 1: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some
           discoloration [syn: {bruise}, {contusion}]
      v 1: injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of; "I bruised my
           knee" [syn: {bruise}, {contuse}]
      2: hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include
         me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
         [syn: {hurt}, {wound}, {injure}, {bruise}, {offend}, {spite}]
      3: break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the
         berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"
      4: damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure; "The customer
         bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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