bruise, v.
(bruised, bruises, bruising)
freq. cnt. 2
(bruised, bruises, bruising)
freq. cnt. 2
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
bruise contuse
sample sentences
"I bruised my knee"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Did he %s his foot?
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Did he %s his foot?
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure
<verb.change>
bruise
sample sentences
"The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
break up into small pieces for food preparation
<verb.change>
bruise
sample sentences
"bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
hurt the feelings of
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
bruise hurt injure offend spite wound
sample sentences
"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests""This remark really bruised my ego"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
The performance is likely to %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym