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Definition bruise in British English

bruise noun

[countable]noun
/bruːz/
1

a mark that you get on your body if you are hit or if you knock against something

Example

He had a bad purple bruise over his eye.

Example

Most of the injuries were just cuts and bruises.

2

a mark on a piece of fruit that has been damaged

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Definition bruise in British English