bruise
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Sense: Noun: contusion
Synonyms:
contusion, black and blue mark, discoloration, discolouration , ecchymosis, petechia , hematoma, haematoma , black eye, shiner , blackening, graze Collocations, abrasion, mark Collocations, boo-boo
Sense: Verb: cause to be bruised
Synonyms:
contuse , injure Collocations, hurt Collocations, harm Collocations, damage Collocations, mark Collocations, discolor, discolour , graze Collocations
Sense: Verb: be bruised
Synonyms:
begin to bruise, start to bruise, be bruised, turn black and blue, be black and blue, go black, blacken, darken, form a bruise, discolor, discolour , be contused