Definitions for bruising
Overview of verb bruise
The verb bruise has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) bruise, contuse
(injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of; "I bruised my knee")
2. 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")
3. bruise
(break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them")
4. 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? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. bruising
(causing mental or emotional injury; "a bruising experience"; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown)
2. bruising
(brutally forceful and compelling; "protected from the bruising facts of battle")
