Bruise vs. Welt

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.

Weltverb

To roll; revolve

Weltverb

To cause to have welts, to beat.

Weltverb

To install welt (a welt or welts) to reinforce.

Weltnoun

A raised mark on the body caused by a blow; a wheal or weal.

Weltnoun

(shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.

Weltnoun

A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it.

Weltnoun

In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.

Weltnoun

In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.

Weltnoun

In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.

Weltnoun

(heraldry) A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.

Weltnoun

That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it

Weltnoun

A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends.

Weltnoun

A raised ridge on the surface of the skin, produced by a blow, as from a stick or whip; a wale; a weal; as, to raise welts on the back with a whip.

Weltnoun

A blow that produces a welt{3}.

Weltverb

To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve.

Weltverb

To wilt.

Weltnoun

a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

Weltnoun

a raised or strengthened seam

Weltverb

beat severely with a whip or rod;

Weltverb

put a welt on;

Weltnoun

a leather rim sewn round the edge of a shoe upper to which the sole is attached.

Weltnoun

a ribbed, reinforced, or decorative border of a garment or pocket.

Weltnoun

a red, raised mark or scar; a weal.

Weltnoun

a heavy blow

Weltverb

provide with a welt.

Weltverb

strike (someone or something) hard and heavily

Weltverb

develop a raised scar or weal