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contuse |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Contuse \Con*tuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contused}; 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 together. Roots, barks, and seeds contused together. --Bacon. 2. To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part without breaking the skin. {Contused wound}, a wound attended with bruising. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: contuse v : injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of "I bruised my knee" [syn: {bruise}]
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