bruised
/bɹuːzd/IPA: /B R UW1 Z D/
verb
- 1
To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it.
- 2
To damage the skin of (fruit or vegetables), in an analogous way.
- 3
Of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
“Bananas bruise easily.”
- 4
To become bruised.
“I bruise easily.”
- 5
To fight with the fists; to box.
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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bruise, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bruised