bruise

«bruise» in Mova's school dictionary: A purple, blue or dark mark on the skin caused by a bump… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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.