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bruise
English
Alternative forms
- bruize (obsolete)
- brise (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English bruisen, brusen, brosen, brisen, bresen, from a merger two words, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *b?rews- (“to break”):
- Old English br?san, br?esan (“to bruise; crush”), from Proto-Germanic *brausijan?, *br?sijan? (“to break; crumble; crack”). Provided the word's sense.
- Anglo-Norman bruiser, bruser (“to break, smash, shatter”), from Gaulish *brus-, from Proto-Celtic *bruseti (“to break”). Provided the word's form.
Cognate with Scots brizz, German brausen (“to roar; boom; pound”), Old English brosnian (“to crumble, fall apart”), Dutch broos (“brittle”), German Brosame (“crumb”), dialectal Norwegian brøysk (“breakable”), Latin frustum (“bit, scrap”), Old Church Slavonic ???????? (br?snuti, “to rake”), Albanian breshër (“hail”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) enPR: bro?oz, IPA(key): /b?u?z/
- Homophone: brews
- Rhymes: -u?z
Verb
bruise (third-person singular simple present bruises, present participle bruising, simple past and past participle bruised)
- (transitive) 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.
- (transitive) To damage the skin of (fruit or vegetables), in an analogous way.
- (intransitive) Of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
- Bananas bruise easily.
- (intransitive) To become bruised.
- I bruise easily.
- (intransitive) To fight with the fists; to box.
- Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English custom.
- (transitive) To impair (gin) by shaking rather than stirring.
Derived terms
- bruiser
- bruising
Translations
Noun
bruise (plural bruises)
- A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
- A dark mark on fruit or vegetables caused by a blow to the surface.
Synonyms
- (medical): ecchymosis, contusion (technical term)
- See also Thesaurus:injury
Translations
Anagrams
- Uribes, buries, busier, rubies
Dutch
Verb
bruise
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of bruisen
Irish
Noun
bruise f sg
- genitive singular of bruis (“brush; pubic hair”)
Mutation
References
- "bruise" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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broke
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: br?k, IPA(key): /b???k/
- (General American) enPR: br?k, IPA(key): /b?o?k/
- Rhymes: -??k
Etymology 1
Ablauted form of break.
Verb
broke
- simple past tense of break
- (archaic, nonstandard or poetic) past participle of break
- 1999 October 3, J. Stewart Burns, "Mars University", Futurama, season 2, episode 2, Fox Broadcasting Company
- Guenther: I guess the hat must have broke my fall.
- 1999 October 3, J. Stewart Burns, "Mars University", Futurama, season 2, episode 2, Fox Broadcasting Company
Adjective
broke (not generally comparable, comparative broker or more broke, superlative brokest or most broke)
- (informal) Financially ruined, bankrupt.
- 1665 July 6, Samuel Pepys, Vol. VI, p. 150:
- It seems some of his Creditors have taken notice of it, and he was like to be broke yesterday in his absence.
- 1665 July 6, Samuel Pepys, Vol. VI, p. 150:
- (informal) Without any money, penniless.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:impoverished
- (archaic, now informal) Broken.
- 2011, Mike Major, Fran Devereux Smith, Ranch-Horse Versatility: A Winner's Guide to Successful Rides
- A broke horse tries to do anything I want, and that is expected of any horse.
- 2011, Mike Major, Fran Devereux Smith, Ranch-Horse Versatility: A Winner's Guide to Successful Rides
- (nautical) Demoted, deprived of a commission.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English broce, from Old English gebroc (“fragment”), from brecan (“to break”). Compare broken, past participle of break. Compare also Scots brock (“a scrap of meat or bread”).
Noun
broke (plural brokes)
- (papermaking) Paper or board that is discarded and repulped during the manufacturing process.
- 1914, The World's Paper Trade Review, Volume 62, page 204:
- Presumably, most of the brokes and waste were used up in this manner, and during the manufacture of the coarse stuff little or no attention was paid to either cleanliness or colour.
- 2014 September 25, Judge Diane Wood, NCR Corp. v. George A. Whiting Paper Co.:
- These mills purchase broke from other paper mills through middlemen and use it to make paper.
- 1914, The World's Paper Trade Review, Volume 62, page 204:
- (obsolete) A fragment, remains, a piece broken off.
References
Etymology 3
Back-formation from broker.
Verb
broke (third-person singular simple present brokes, present participle broking, simple past and past participle broked)
- To act as a broker; to transact business for another.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Broome to this entry?)
- (obsolete) To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.
- And brokes with all that can in such a suit / Corrupt the tender honour of a maid.
Etymology 4
Clipping of broke off.
Adjective
broke (comparative more broke, superlative most broke)
- (slang) Broke off, rich, wealthy
Anagrams
- Borek, Kober, berko, borek
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