bloody nose
Punch to face
A bloody nose is bleeding from the nose, typically from minor injury or irritation to the nasal blood vessels.
The term describes both the condition and the visible result: The kid came home with a bloody nose from the playground.
Figuratively, a bloody nose is a minor defeat or setback that wounds pride more than anything else: The company got a bloody nose in that market.
Strike with fist
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- blowMove air forcefully
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- collisionForceful contact between objects
fall · bump · knock · accident · fight · brawl · dry air · allergies
Physical or verbal conflict
- brawlDisorderly group fight
- punchStrike with fist
- assaultViolent offensive act
- boxingCombat sport using fists
combat · altercation · scuffle · confrontation · beating · knockout · street fight · aggression
Profuse discharge of blood
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- woundCoiled, or an injury
bruising · swelling · contusion · laceration · cut · scrape · damage · tissue
Rhythmic painful pulsing
- painBodily or emotional distress
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
stinging · discomfort · dripping · gushing · trickling · metallic taste · stained · messy
Easily broken or damaged
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- weakLacking power or force
- proneInclined or face-down
susceptible · tender · childhood · playground · sports injury · contact sport
Victory over another
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- setbackReverse in progress
- warningAlert about danger
- lessonUnit of teaching
comeuppance · reality check · bruised ego · taken down a peg
punch
Strike with fist
collision · fall · bump · knock · accident · fight · brawl · dry air · allergies · picking
fight
Physical or verbal conflict
boxing · combat · altercation · scuffle · confrontation · beating · knockout · street fight · aggression · self-defense
hemorrhage
Profuse discharge of blood
wound · bruising · swelling · contusion · laceration · cut · scrape · damage · tissue · capillaries
throbbing
Rhythmic painful pulsing
tenderness · stinging · discomfort · dripping · gushing · trickling · metallic taste · stained · messy · tissue
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
prone · susceptible · tender · childhood · playground · sports injury · contact sport
defeat
Victory over another
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- setbackReverse in progress
- warningAlert about danger
lesson · comeuppance · reality check · bruised ego · taken down a peg
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- home injuriesburn, cut, fall, bruise, scrape
- bar fightpunch, brawl, fistfight, bouncer, black eye
- fightsfight, brawl, scuffle, scrap, tussle
- fistfightspunch, jab, uppercut, haymaker, right hook
- Sports Injuriesmuscle strain, tendonitis, ligament sprain, hamstring strain, stress fracture