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Yes, bruise is playable

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"Bruise" Definition

noun

A similar injury to plant tissue, often resulting in discoloration or spoilage.
An injury to underlying tissues or bone in which the skin is not broken, often characterized by ruptured blood vessels and discolorations.
An injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin .
A similar injury to plant tissue.
An injury especially to the feelings.

verb-transitive

To damage (plant tissue), as by abrasion or pressure: bruised the fruit by careless packing.
To dent or mar.
To hurt, especially psychologically.
To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow.
To pound (berries, for example) into fragments; crush.

verb-intransitive

To experience or undergo bruising: Peaches bruise easily.

verb

To inflict a bruise on .
To break down (as leaves or berries) by pounding .
To inflict psychological hurt on .
To inflict a bruise.
To undergo .

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