- bruised, contused, contusioned - injured without breaking the skin; "a cut forehead and bruised cheek"
Antonym: uninjured (indirect, via injured)
- bruise, contuse - injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"
--1 is one way to injure, wound
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun bruiser1, noun bruise1
Did he bruise his foot?
- 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 me ego"
--2 is one way to arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- bruise - break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"
--3 is one way to crush
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- bruise - damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"
--4 is one way to damage
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- bruise - damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"