Difference between bruise and scrub
Definitions
verb
- break up into small pieces for food preparation
- injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
- damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure
- hurt the feelings of
noun
- an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
Examples
Suffice to say there are a few bruised knees.
Most had fresh bruises, which he himself no doubt had inflicted, and looked to be even easier pushovers than before.
He got more bruises and cuts, muscle pulls and strains than he could remember.
Definitions
verb
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- clean with hard rubbing
- wash thoroughly
noun
- dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
- the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
adjective
- (of domestic animals) not selectively bred
Examples
The principals of the local schools could be counted on for a couple of fresh scrubbed altar boys in charge of polished crucifix, candlesticks and dangerously toxic swinging thuribles.
Before scrubbing, gowning, and gloving, the surgeon usually performs a rectal examination and proctoscopy to suction out any remaining stool in the distal rectum.
Tru hung her gown away safely, then tore off her sweat-soaked uniform before she sloshed water all over her body, scrubbing away her stench with soap.
