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Noun
- an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
Verb
- damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure
- The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them
- break up into small pieces for food preparation
- bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them
- hurt the feelings of
- She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests
- This remark really bruised my ego
- injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of