Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.
A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking.
A serif or other ornamentation on type.
A tool for making smooth, semicircular bends in conduit and pipe.
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, or as an unprinted spot within a solid printed area.
An object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled.
An unintended negative outcome or loss in regards to a deal or action.
An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus; also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare or obsolete), an illness characterized by a type of rash.
Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: a fabric with a smooth texture woven from silk, worsted, or a mixture of the two, intended as an inferior substitute for silk.
An irregular distribution or sprinkling of objects resembling a rash (sense 1).
An outbreak or surge in problems; a spate, string, or trend.
Chiefly followed by against, at, or upon: to collide or hit.
Chiefly followed by away, down, off, out, etc.: to pluck, pull, or rip (something) violently.
To emit or issue (something) hastily.
To forcefully move or push (someone or something) in a certain direction.
Of rain: to fall heavily.
To move forcefully, hastily, or suddenly; to dash, to rush.
Usually followed by up: to prepare (something) with haste; to cobble together, to improvise.
To break (something) forcefully; to smash.
Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.