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v. injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"

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v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

biff, pommel, pummel

v. strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

strike

v. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"

hit, strike, impinge on, collide with, hit against, run into

v. hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"

hit, strike

v. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"

pulp

v. reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood"

crush, break into pieces

v. break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"

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