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BLACK EYE DEFINITIONS - 6 definitions found


WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005)

black eye n 1: a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye [syn: shiner, black eye, mouse] 2: a bad reputation; "his behavior gave the whole family a black eye" 3: an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye]

English Language Idioms

black eye n. 1. A dark area around one's eye due to a hard blow during a fight, such as boxing. Mike Tyson sported a black eye after the big fight. 2. Discredit. Bob's illegal actions will give a black eye to the popular movement he started.




Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003)

black eye noun Date: 1604 1. a discoloration of the skin around the eye from bruising 2. a. defeat, setback b. a bad reputation

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary

black eye (black eyes) If someone has a black eye, they have a dark-coloured bruise around their eye. He punched her in the face at least once giving her a black eye. N-COUNT: usu sing

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

BLACK EYE We gave the bottle a black eye, i.e. drank it almost up. He cannot say black is the white of my eye; he cannot point out a blot in my character.

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

41 Moby Thesaurus words for "black eye": aspersion, attaint, badge of infamy, bar sinister, baton, bend sinister, black mark, black-and-blue mark, blot, blur, brand, broad arrow, bruise, censure, champain, contusion, disparagement, ecchymosis, imputation, mark of Cain, mouse, odium, onus, pillorying, point champain, reflection, reprimand, reproach, shiner, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, smutch, spot, stain, stigma, stigmatism, stigmatization, taint, tarnish


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