con|tuse

con|tuse
con|tuse «kuhn TOOZ, -TYOOZ transitive verb, -tused, -tus|ing.
to injure without breaking the skin; bruise: »

The face streamed with sweat, and the eyeballs were contused (Graham Greene).

[< Latin contūsus, past participle of contundere < com- (intensive) + tundere pound]

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  • tuse — con·tuse; ob·tuse; ob·tuse·ly; ob·tuse·ness; re·tuse; …   English syllables

  • contuse — con·tuse …   English syllables

  • contuse — con•tuse [[t]kənˈtuz, ˈtyuz[/t]] v. t. tused, tus•ing pat to injure (tissue), esp. without breaking the skin; bruise • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L contūsus, ptp. of contundere to bruise, crush =con con +tundere to beat con•tu′sive ˈtu… …   From formal English to slang

  • contuse — con·tuse (kən t zґ) to bruise …   Medical dictionary

  • Contusion — Another name for a bruise. What is a bruise ? A bruise, or contusion, is caused when blood vessels are damaged or broken as the result of a blow to the skin (be it bumping against something or hitting yourself with a hammer). The raised area of a …   Medical dictionary

  • 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 bray… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Contused — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Contused wound — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Contusing — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

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