vverb.contactinjure the underlying soft tissue or bone ofSynset:bruise contuse
Derivationally Related Form:bruisebruisercontusion
Hypernyms:injure wound
Inherited Hypernyms:bruiseinjurehurtindisposechange
Direct Hyponyms:crushjam
Full Troponyms:jam
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Did he --- his foot? (apply to: contuse, bruise)
vverb.emotionhurt the feelings ofSynset:bruise hurt injure offend spite wound
Examples:- She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests
- This remark really bruised my ego
Derivationally Related Form:spiteoffenseoffenceoffensive
Hypernyms:arouse elicit enkindle evoke fire kindle provoke raise
Inherited Hypernyms:hurtarousemake
Direct Hyponyms:abaseaffrontchagrindisshumblehumiliateinsultlaceratemortifysting
Full Troponyms:crushdehumanizedisshumiliatelaceratereducestingtake down
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: hurt) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: wound, offend, spite, hurt, injure)
vverb.changebreak up into small pieces for food preparationTopic:cookerycookingpreparation
Examples:- bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them
Hypernyms:crush
Inherited Hypernyms:bruisecrushbreak upbreakchange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changedamage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressureTopic:floraplantplant life
Examples:- The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them
Hypernyms:damage
Inherited Hypernyms:bruisedamagechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allcausing mental or emotional injuryExamples:- a bruising experience
- protected from the bruising facts of battle - John Mason Brown
Antonyms:harmless
Inherited Hypernyms:bruising
Similar to:harmful
adj satadj.allbrutally forceful and compellingExamples:- protected from the bruising facts of battle
Antonyms:forceless
Inherited Hypernyms:bruising
Similar to:forceful