bruise
part of speech
noun (a bruise, bruises); verb (bruise, bruises, bruised, bruising)
meaning for a pupil
1) A purple, blue or dark mark on the skin caused by a bump or knock that breaks tiny blood vessels underneath without breaking the skin. tree →
2) A soft, brown, damaged spot on fruit, like a bruise on an apple. tree →
3) As a verb, to get or give a bruise: I bruised my arm. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Genesis, God says the snake and the woman's offspring will bruise each other, head and heel. In Leviticus, bruised animals cannot be offered. Ezekiel uses bruised breasts as a picture of Israel's early unfaithfulness, and Isaiah says the servant of God will not break a bruised reed. Interpretation: Tradition reads the verse as a struggle between good and evil. Animals bruised or crushed are unfit for offering, since offerings must be whole. The rabbis read the bruised reed in Isaiah as a promise that God's servant treats the weak with gentleness. In the primary lessons: In science and first aid, a bruise happens when blood leaks from tiny vessels under the skin; it changes colour as it heals, from red or purple to blue, then green and yellow, over about two weeks. A cold pack wrapped in a cloth helps reduce swelling and pain. Tell an adult about bruises that come without a reason or someone who hurts you. In everyday life, handle fruit gently so it doesn't bruise. Phrases: "a nasty bruise", "black and blue", "bruised knee", "bruised ego/feelings".
examples
- That which hath its stones bruised, or crushed, or torn, or cut, ye shall not offer unto the LORD; neither shall ye do thus in your land. (Torah LEV.22.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; they shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise their heel.' (Torah GEN.3.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Lamech said unto his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech; for I have slain a man for wounding me, and a young man for bruising me; (Torah GEN.4.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- and they committed harlotries in Egypt; they committed harlotries in their youth; there were their bosoms pressed, and there their virgin breasts were bruised. (Prophets EZK.23.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thus thou didst call to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, when they from Egypt bruised thy breasts for the bosom of thy youth. (Prophets EZK.23.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- A bruised reed shall he not break, and the dimly burning wick shall he not quench; he shall make the right to go forth according to the truth. (Prophets ISA.42.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- I got a big bruise on my leg when I fell off my bike. tree →
- The bruise turned green and yellow as it healed. tree →
- Put a cold pack on the bruise. tree →
- Don't drop the bananas or they'll bruise. tree →
- My shin is bruised from football. tree →
- This apple has a brown bruise on one side. tree →
- Bruises usually fade in a week or two. tree →
- Her feelings were bruised when nobody picked her. tree →
- “The doctor has ordered it because I have bruised my foot.” tree →
note
Spelling: b-r-u-i-s-e (the "ui" sounds like "oo"). Regular verb: bruised, bruising. Do not confuse with "brew" or "browse". A bruise is not the same as a cut: the skin is not broken. "Black and blue" means covered in bruises.
In the corpora
- For an hour or two they stumble on, pretending every tree is an old friend, falling into holes, soaked and bruised.
- A girl in Kentucky walked right behind a horse without speaking; it was startled, kicked out and bruised her leg badly.
- Put a cold pack wrapped in a cloth on a bruise for a few minutes, because cold reduces swelling and pain.
- A bruise gets a cold pack wrapped in a cloth for a few minutes, because cold reduces swelling and pain.
- A bruise is cooled with a cold pack wrapped in a cloth.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bruise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.