3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: contused \contused\ contusioned \contusioned\adj. injured without breaking the skin; as, a cut arm and contused cheek. Syn: bruised. [WordNet 1.5] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: contused adj : injured without breaking the skin; "a cut forehead and bruised cheek" [syn: {bruised}, {contusioned}]
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