What do you call "squeezed" fruit?

Question

Let's say I buy some fruit like bananas or something soft and put them in a bag.

By the time I take them out of the bag, they have been spoiled because I pressed my back against the bag when I was travelling.

What would I call the fruit (or the state they are in)?

The closest word I came up with was "squeeze", but it does not apply here.

score 21 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 25 '13 at 21:35

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You could say squashed, squished, mushed, or bruised (such as spots that appear on an apple where it has hit the ground).

edited Feb 25 '13 at 21:35

apaderno

answered Feb 25 '13 at 20:33

Trish Rempel

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+1 for bruised; I have a feeling that's the word the O.P. might be looking for, particularly if the bananas are imagined to look like these (or maybe this apple, or this peach). – J.R. Feb 25 '13 at 21:39
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Also pulped, and the resultant mess can be called pulp. – FumbleFingers Feb 25 '13 at 23:37
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@FumbleFingers It would have to be extreme crushing to be called pulped, I think. The other words don't imply such an extreme. – starsplusplus Mar 26 '14 at 09:27
Or you can say "smooshed". – Acccumulation Dec 25 '23 at 05:29

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