What is "contuse" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does contuse mean in English? Meaning of contuse definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "contuse" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "contuse": injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

Verb

  • Meaning: injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
  • Example: I bruised my knee
  • Synonyms: bruise contuse
  • Hyponyms: crush jam
  • Hypernyms: injure wound
  • Adjective: (transitive) To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise. 1869, St Louis Medical Society, The Medical Archives, vol. III: How many uteruses, vaginas and perineums, suppose you, would we have to contuse and lacerate before we acquired the amount of skill and dexterity to which the gentlemen who advocate the forceps have attained? 1965, John Fowles, The Magus: His mouth had been struck or kicked. The lips were severely contused, reddened. 2008, Donald Macleod, The Guardian, 2 Nov 2008: This would have to be followed by a calculation of 'reasonable force', knowing that any bruising, scratching or contusing would expose me to a charge of assault.1869, St Louis Medical Society, The Medical Archives, vol. III: How many uteruses, vaginas and perineums, suppose you, would we have to contuse and lacerate before we acquired the amount of skill and dexterity to which the gentlemen who advocate the forceps have attained?1965, John Fowles, The Magus: His mouth had been struck or kicked. The lips were severely contused, reddened.2008, Donald Macleod, The Guardian, 2 Nov 2008: This would have to be followed by a calculation of 'reasonable force', knowing that any bruising, scratching or contusing would expose me to a charge of assault.
  • Synonyms:

    clobber, mar, demolish, pummel, wreck, beat, shatter, ruin, injure, bruise, cripple, hurt, crush, wallop, buffet, smash, pelt, lash, destroy, punish, bash, deface, dash, pound, disfigure, lame, mangle, drub, break, assault, disable, lambaste, thrash, lacerate, mutilate, pommel, maul, mar, injure, blacken, wound, crush, batter, deface, pulverize, pound, beat, damage, mark, zing, blemish, black, bang up, bung up, do a number on, crumble, beat, bruise, squash, mash, break, trample, squeeze, pound, crowd, embrace, powder, total, pulverize, tread, jam, crunch, hug, express, press, wrinkle, squish, buck, enfold, romp, bray, rumple, crease, push, triturate, comminute, contriturate, kablooey, harm, hurt, hit, damage, injure, ding, gash, pierce, cut, clip, scratch, lacerate, bruise, scrape, nick, slice, irritate, slash, carve, total, stick, ouch, rough up, open up,

    Antonyms:

    aid, heal, construct, create, assist, protect, surrender, mend, compliment, praise, adorn, beautify, ornament, help, build, fix, repair, restore, lose, cure, encourage, let go, fail, decorate, aid, heal, compliment, praise, adorn, beautify, embellish, mend, ornament, help, cure, decorate, fix, repair, put together, release, surrender, build up, compliment, praise, let go, pull, smooth, unwrinkle, lose, yield, encourage, inspirit, uncompress, aid, assist, benefit, improve, mend, heal, appease, fix, help, cure,

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