Bruising

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bruise \Bruise\ (br[udd]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bruised}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Bruising}.] [OE. brusen, brisen, brosen,
     bresen, AS. br?san or fr. OF. bruiser, bruisier, bruser, to
     break, shiver, perh. from OHG. brochis[=o]n. Cf. {Break}, v.
     t.]
     1. To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration;


        to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to
        bruise the bark of a tree with a stone; to bruise an apple
        by letting it fall.
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     2. To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots,
        etc.; to crush.
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              Nor bruise her flowerets with the armed hoofs.
                                                    --Shak.
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     Syn: To pulverize; bray; triturate; pound; contuse.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bruising
       adj 1: causing mental or emotional injury; "a bruising experience";
              "protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John
              Mason Brown
       2: brutally forceful and compelling; "protected from the
          bruising facts of battle"