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| 1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
contuse
v 1: injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of; "I bruised my
knee" [syn: bruise, contuse]
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| 2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Contuse \Con*tuse"\ (k[o^]n*t[=u]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contused (k[o^]n*t[=u]zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Contusing.] [L. contusus, p. p. of contundere to beat, crush; con- + tundere to beat, akin to Skr. tud (for stud) to strike, Goth. stautan. See Stutter.] 1. To beat, pound, or bray together. [1913 Webster] Roots, barks, and seeds contused together. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part without breaking the skin. [1913 Webster] Contused wound, a wound attended with bruising. [1913 Webster] contused | ||
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