transitive. Originally: to injure, batter, or crush (a person, animal, body part, etc.) with a heavy weight or blow. Now usually: spec. to injure…

transitive. Only in past participle. To bruise severely; to cover with bruises.

transitive. To crush to pieces, to smash; to bruise severely.

transitive. To injure as by a blow with a blunt instrument or heavy body, without breaking the skin; to bruise.

transitive. To bruise or make sore (the hoofs or feet) with excessive walking; to make (an animal or person) foot-sore.

transitive. = sugill, v. 1. Chiefly Medicine in past participle, marked with livid spots or patches, bruised.

transitive. ? To crack; to bruise a little.

transitive. To beat and bruise (a person); to maltreat, to knock about.

To bruise (the body), affect with contusions; to pound or thrash (adversaries). humorous or affected.

transitive. To beat black and blue, bruise.

transitive (also intransitive with object understood). To bruise or discolour (part of the body, esp. the area surrounding the eye) by a blow. Cf…

transitive. colloquial. To bruise (part of the body, esp. the area around the eye) with a punch or blow. Cf. black eye, n. 2.

transitive. To bruise or crush (hops).

transitive. To affect with contusion, to bruise. (Only in passive.)