What is the meaning of the word "bruise"?
Definitions:
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to break up into small pieces for food preparation
verb
- They told me to bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them.
- They told me to bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them.
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to damage by abrasion or pressure, such as plant tissue verb
- The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them.
- The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them.
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to hurt the feelings of verb
- I felt bad for bruising you with my harsh comments.
- I felt bad for bruising you with my harsh comments.
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to injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of verb
- I bruised my knee when I fell down.
- I bruised my knee when I fell down.