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an injury that doesn''t break the skin but results in some discoloration damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of 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" injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee" hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego" |
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