bruise vs crush

bruise and crush both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bruise	Yes	No	Yes	No
crush	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, crush is a hypernym of bruise; that is, crush is a word with a broader meaning than bruise:

As verbs, crush is a hyponym of bruise; that is, crush is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bruise:

Other hyponyms of bruise include jam.

bruise (noun)	crush (noun)
an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration	the act of crushing
	temporary love of an adolescent
	a dense crowd of people
	leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

bruise (verb)	crush (verb)
damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure	break into small pieces
break up into small pieces for food preparation	become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
hurt the feelings of	make ineffective
	to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
	crush or bruise
	humiliate or depress completely
	come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority