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Bruise

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

nounCore term

In sports & fitness, bruise means: A dark mark on the skin caused by a hit or pressure that breaks small blood vessels under the surface.

In Turkish: morluk

How it is used

Common in sport and daily life. People get a bruise after contact, a fall, or hard equipment pressure, and it usually changes color as it heals.

Example sentences

  1. The goalkeeper finished practice with a bruise on her hip after diving repeatedly on the hard indoor floor.

    Here, bruise means a surface injury from impact, not a cut or more serious structural damage.

  2. I thought the tackle was minor, but a deep bruise appeared on my thigh by the time I got home.

    In this sentence, the bruise appears after the incident, showing that discoloration can become clearer later.

Common collocations

  • deep bruise
  • bad bruise
  • bruise on the thigh
  • bruise easily
  • injuryPhysical damage to the body, such as a torn muscle, a sprained ankle or a broken bone, especially one that stops an athlete from training or playing.
  • recoveryThe process of the body returning to normal after training, competition or injury, helped by rest, sleep and nutrition.

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