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Let's say I buy a bunch of fruits 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 these fruits (or the state they are in)? The closest word I came up with was squeeze, but it does not apply here.

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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).

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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](http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/articles/health_and_science/explainer/2013/01/130125_EXP_DAMAGEDFRUIT.jpg.CROP.rectangle3-large.jpg) (or maybe [this apple](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_n0V4b73GtRs/TUckD0Yl38I/AAAAAAAAEXc/193t_cgJkb8/s1600/IMG_4322.JPG), or [this peach](http://ipt.us.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/peach-bruise.jpg)). – 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