Bruiseverb
(transitive) To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it.
Weltverb
To roll; revolve
Bruiseverb
(transitive) To damage the skin of (fruit), in an analogous way.
Weltverb
To cause to have welts, to beat.
Bruiseverb
(intransitive) Of fruit, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
āBananas bruise easily.ā;
Weltverb
To install welt (a welt or welts) to reinforce.
Bruiseverb
(intransitive) To become bruised.
āI bruise easily.ā;
Weltnoun
A raised mark on the body caused by a blow; a wheal or weal.
Bruiseverb
(intransitive) To fight with the fists; to box.
Weltnoun
(shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.
Bruisenoun
(medicine) A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
Weltnoun
A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it.
Bruisenoun
A dark mark on fruit caused by a blow to its surface.
Weltnoun
In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
Bruiseverb
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.
Weltnoun
In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
Bruiseverb
To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush.
āNor bruise her flowerets with the armed hoofs.ā;
Weltnoun
In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
Bruiseverb
To fight with the fists; to box.
āBruising was considered a fine, manly, old English custom.ā;
Weltnoun
(heraldry) A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.
Bruisenoun
An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc., with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the head; bruises on fruit.
āFrom the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises.ā;
Weltnoun
That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it
Bruisenoun
an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
Weltnoun
A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.
Bruiseverb
injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of;
āI bruised my kneeā;
Weltnoun
A raised ridge on the surface of the skin, produced by a blow, as from a stick or whip; a wale; a weal; as, to raise welts on the back with a whip.
Bruiseverb
hurt the feelings of;
āShe hurt me when she did not include me among her guestsā; āThis remark really bruised me egoā;
Weltnoun
A blow that produces a welt{3}.
Bruiseverb
break up into small pieces for food preparation;
ābruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain themā;
Weltverb
To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve.
Bruiseverb
damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure;
āThe customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing themā;
Weltverb
To wilt.
Bruisenoun
an injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing underlying blood vessels
āhis body was a mass of bruises after he had been attackedā;
Weltnoun
a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
Bruisenoun
a mark indicating damage on a fruit, vegetable, or plant.
Weltnoun
a raised or strengthened seam
Bruiseverb
inflict a bruise on (someone or something)
āa bruised kneeā;
Weltverb
beat severely with a whip or rod;
āThe teacher often flogged the studentsā; āThe children were severely trouncedā;
Bruiseverb
be susceptible to bruising
āpotatoes bruise easily, so treat them with careā;
Weltverb
put a welt on;
āwelt the shoesā;
Bruiseverb
hurt (someone's feelings)
āshe tried to bolster her bruised prideā;
Weltnoun
a leather rim sewn round the edge of a shoe upper to which the sole is attached.
Bruiseverb
crush or pound (food)
āthe mix contains bruised oatsā;
Weltnoun
a ribbed, reinforced, or decorative border of a garment or pocket.
Bruise
A bruise, also known as a contusion, is a type of hematoma of tissue, the most common cause being capillaries damaged by trauma, causing localized bleeding that extravasates into the surrounding interstitial tissues. Most bruises are not very deep under the skin so that the bleeding causes a visible discoloration.
Weltnoun
a red, raised mark or scar; a weal.
Weltnoun
a heavy blow
ālet me give it a welt with my hammerā;
Weltverb
provide with a welt.
Weltverb
strike (someone or something) hard and heavily
āI could have welted himā;
Weltverb
develop a raised scar or weal
āhis lip was beginning to thicken and welt from the blowā;