bruise vs jam

bruise and jam both are nouns.

bruise and jam both are verbs.

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

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

bruise: injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
jam: crush or bruise

Other hyponyms of bruise include crush.

bruise (noun)	jam (noun)
an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration	deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
	preserve of crushed fruit
	a dense crowd of people
	informal terms for a difficult situation

bruise (verb)	jam (verb)
damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure	interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
break up into small pieces for food preparation	crowd or pack to capacity
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of	get stuck and immobilized
hurt the feelings of	block passage through
	crush or bruise
	press tightly together or cram
	push down forcibly

Difference between bruise and jam

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