Bruise vs. Hickey

Bruiseverb

(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.

Bruiseverb

(transitive) To damage the skin of (fruit), in an analogous way.

Bruiseverb

(intransitive) Of fruit, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.

Bruiseverb

(intransitive) To become bruised.

Bruiseverb

(intransitive) To fight with the fists; to box.

Bruisenoun

(medicine) A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.

Bruisenoun

A dark mark on fruit caused by a blow to its surface.

Bruiseverb

To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to bruise the bark of a tree with a stone; to bruise an apple by letting it fall.

Bruiseverb

To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush.

Bruiseverb

To fight with the fists; to box.

Bruisenoun

An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc., with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the head; bruises on fruit.

Bruisenoun

an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

Bruiseverb

injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of;

Bruiseverb

hurt the feelings of;

Bruiseverb

break up into small pieces for food preparation;

Bruiseverb

damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure;

Bruisenoun

an injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing underlying blood vessels

Bruisenoun

a mark indicating damage on a fruit, vegetable, or plant.

Bruiseverb

inflict a bruise on (someone or something)

Bruiseverb

be susceptible to bruising

Bruiseverb

hurt (someone's feelings)

Bruiseverb

crush or pound (food)

Bruise

A bruise, also known as a contusion, is a type of hematoma of tissue, the most common cause being capillaries damaged by trauma, causing localized bleeding that extravasates into the surrounding interstitial tissues. Most bruises are not very deep under the skin so that the bleeding causes a visible discoloration.

Hickeynoun

A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking.

Hickeynoun

An object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled.

Hickeynoun

(printing) A printing defect caused by foreign matter on the printing surface resulting in a ring where the ink is missing, appearing as a spot of ink surrounded by a halo.

Hickeynoun

Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.

Hickeynoun

A tool for making smooth, semicircular bends in conduit and pipe.

Hickeynoun

An unintended negative outcome or loss in regards to a deal or action, often preceded by the words "taking a ..." or "took a ... ".

Hickeynoun

A device used to adapt a lighting fixture for mounting in an outlet box, or on a pipe.

Hickeynoun

A red mark on the skin, caused by a passionate, sucking kiss at that location.

Hickeynoun

a doohickey.

Hickeynoun

a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne

Hickeynoun

a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover

Hickeynoun

something whose name is either forgotten or not known

Hickeynoun

a gadget.

Hickeynoun

a love bite or pimple.

Hickeynoun

a blemish in printing, especially an area in a solid that has not been inked.

Hickey

A hickey, hickie or love bite in British English, is a bruise or bruise-like mark caused by kissing or sucking skin, usually on the neck, arm, or earlobe. While biting might be part of giving a hickey, sucking is sufficient to burst small superficial blood vessels under the skin.