Overview of verb bruise

The verb bruise has 4 senses

• bruise, contuse -- (injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of; "I bruised my knee")


• hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite -- (hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego")


• bruise -- (break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them")


• bruise -- (damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them")

Overview of adj bruising

The adj bruising has 2 senses

• bruising -- (causing mental or emotional injury; "a bruising experience"; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown)


• bruising -- (brutally forceful and compelling; "protected from the bruising facts of battle")