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BRUISE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

Synonyms:

bruise; contusion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("bruise" is a kind of...):

harm; hurt; injury; trauma (any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bruise"):

ecchymosis (the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise)

petechia (a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever))

black eye; mouse; shiner (a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye)

Derivation:

bruise (injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure

Example:

The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "bruise" is one way to...):

damage (inflict damage upon)

Domain category:

flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Break up into small pieces for food preparation

Example:

bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "bruise" is one way to...):

crush (break into small pieces)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

Example:

I bruised my knee

Synonyms:

bruise; contuse

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "bruise" is one way to...):

injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bruise"):

crush; jam (crush or bruise)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Did he bruise his foot?

Derivation:

bruise (an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration)

bruiser (a large and strong and heavyset man)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Hurt the feelings of

Example:

This remark really bruised my ego

Synonyms:

bruise; hurt; injure; offend; spite; wound

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "bruise" is one way to...):

arouse; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kindle; provoke; raise (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bruise"):

affront; diss; insult (treat, mention, or speak to rudely)

lacerate (deeply hurt the feelings of; distress)

sting (cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging)

abase; chagrin; humble; humiliate; mortify (cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Credits

 Context examples: 

Symptoms of a fracture are: • Out-of-place or misshapen limb or joint • Swelling, bruising or bleeding • Intense pain • Numbness and tingling • Limited mobility or inability to move a limb

(Fractures, NIH)

The main symptoms of hemophilia are excessive bleeding and easy bruising.

(Hemophilia, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Words used to describe very dull pain include 'like a dull toothache,' 'dull pain,' and 'like a bruise.'

(NPS - Tell Us How Dull Your Pain Feels, NCI Thesaurus)

EXAMPLE(S): The subject's left arm was bruised where the IV was inserted.

(Performed Procedure Target Anatomic Site Condition Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

The skin around the lump may look red, bruised or dimpled.

(Fat necrosis, NCI Dictionary)

Possible signs of elder abuse include unexplained bruises, burns, and injuries.

(Elder Abuse, NIH: National Institute on Aging)

Clinical presentation includes weight gain, round face, easy bruising, muscle weakness, emotional changes, hirsutism, and hypertension.

(Cortisol-Producing Adrenal Cortex Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The bacteria enter your body when you get an injury such as a bruise, burn, surgical cut, or wound.

(Cellulitis, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Some symptoms are: • Upper body obesity • Thin arms and legs • Severe fatigue and muscle weakness • High blood pressure • High blood sugar • Easy bruising

(Cushing's Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

A small bruise caused by blood leaking from broken blood vessels into the tissues of the skin or mucous membranes.

(Ecchymosis, NCI Dictionary)