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The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored

Sensitivity to physical pain, or the state of being painful

Requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort

Having well-developed muscles

(somewhat rare) Bringing harm or injury to

Present participle for to mark or discolor, typically by striking or applying pressure

Present participle for to hurt someone emotionally

Present participle for to strike, especially repeatedly with hard blows

Present participle for to crush into fine particles

Present participle for to change or lose color

Present participle for to cause physical pain to

Present participle for to twist a body part

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Noun

The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored

“She had quite a severe bruising and a cut lip.”

Noun

Sensitivity to physical pain, or the state of being painful

sensitivity to pain

painful sensation

aches and pains

painful feeling

pins and needles

muscle contraction

muscular contraction

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Adjective

Requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort

energy-consuming

easier said than done

like getting blood out of a stone

pick-and-shovel

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

poverty-stricken

character-building

no piece of cake

like herding cats

emotionally draining

anxiety provoking

incomprehensible

life-threatening

causing discomfort

full of problems

beset by problems

difficult to achieve

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“A bruising battle over civil rights.”

Adjective

Having well-developed muscles

powerfully built

broad-shouldered

hale and hearty

strong as an ox

well-conditioned

as strong as a horse

bursting with health

as strong as a lion

fit as a fiddle

as fit as a fiddle

as fit as a flea

built like an ox

well-proportioned

in good condition

strong-featured

in tip-top condition

bursting with good health

well upholstered

broad in the beam

alive and kicking

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Verb

(somewhat rare) Bringing harm or injury to

traumatizing^US

traumatising^UK

putting a damper on

wreaking havoc on

putting the kibosh on

making a mess of

bringing to naught

blowing a hole in

putting paid to

playing havoc with

bastardizing^US

putting an end to

bastardising^UK

putting a stop to

putting the lid on

bringing to an end

leaving in ruins

leaving desolate

jeopardizing^US

demoralizing^US

interfering with

bringing to ruin

throwing a spanner in the works

demoralising^UK

jeopardising^UK

causing detriment to

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

destabilizing^US

spreading among

destabilising^UK

making unattractive

driving a nail into the coffin of

putting at risk

reducing in quality

laying waste to

razing to the ground

playing merry hell with

raining on someone's parade

laying in ruins

reducing in value

detracting from

running through

making a hash of

nipping in the bud

discolouring^UK

doing damage to

dishonouring^UK

bringing about the downfall of

inconveniencing

wiping off the map

handling roughly

doing mischief to

putting out of action

putting out of commission

throwing a monkey wrench into

bending out of shape

making misshapen

distorting the shape of

having a bad effect on

having a negative effect on

bringing to nothing

reducing to rubble

reducing to nothing

wreaking havoc upon

radioactivating

moonlight requisitioning

causing the loss of

resulting in damage to

resulting in harm to

leading to the end of

causing the sacrifice of

cracking down on

clamping down on

burning to a cinder

burning to a frazzle

burning to a crisp

taking advantage of

blowing to bits

blowing sky-high

blowing to pieces

casting a gloom upon

casting gloom over

bringing a note of sadness to

prevailing over

losing strength

having an effect on

exerting influence on

having an impact on

unstrengthening

neutralizing^US

rendering powerless

throwing monkey wrench in

making powerless

making ineffective

rendering incapable

working against

neutralising^UK

rendering ineffective

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“After reaching the summit, I tried sliding down along the deep, snow-packed slope, but only managed to bruise my hip.”

Verb

Present participle for to mark or discolor, typically by striking or applying pressure

discolouring^UK

making black and blue

“It was a powerful grip but tender enough to not bruise her skin.”

Verb

Present participle for to hurt someone emotionally

“He speaks of his childhood as a time of great loneliness at the mercy of heartless relatives, and it is clear that much happened to bruise him emotionally.”

Verb

Present participle for to strike, especially repeatedly with hard blows

knocking around

raining blows on

giving someone a good hiding

aiming blows at

beating the living daylights out of

knocking into the middle of next week

giving someone a hiding

causing pain to

causing injury to

letting someone have it

sticking one on

giving someone a drubbing

giving someone a beating

giving someone a good beating

giving someone a good drubbing

sucker-punching

beating to a pulp

getting stuck into

slapping around

striking out at

knocking someone's lights out

winning a resounding victory over

walking all over

running rings around

taking to the cleaners

bringing someone to their knees

beating someone's brains out

defeating utterly

wiping the floor with

making mincemeat of

taking a stick to

handling roughly

blowing out of the water

getting the better of

triumphing over

hitting repeatedly

putting in the hospital

beating someone up

raining blows upon

tanning one's hide

dusting someone's britches

warming someone's seat

riding roughshod

landing a punch

giving a black eye

physically attacking

laying a finger on

striking with a stick

beating with a stick

boxing someone's ears

jumping down one's throat

assaulting physically

giving someone the works

giving someone what for

giving it to someone

giving a going over

giving a lesson to

treating roughly

interfering with

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Verb

Present participle for to crush into fine particles

crystallizing^US

crystallising^UK

turning to dust

chopping into pieces

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Verb

Present participle for to change or lose color

discolouring^UK

stigmatizing^US

stigmatising^UK

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Verb

Present participle for to cause physical pain to

Verb

Present participle for to twist a body part

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