Ninjawords

°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 damage the skin of (fruit), in an analogous way.

°(medicine) 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 caused by a blow to its surface.