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.
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.
To become bruised.
To fight with the fists; to box.
To impair (gin) by shaking rather than stirring.
To damage the skin of (fruit or vegetables), in an analogous way.
To harm or injure.
Of fruit or vegetables, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
A hard blow to the side of the face.
A large, extremely hard, boiled candy, typically spherical.
A long, hard-to-pronounce word.