con
tuse
Third Person
contuses
Present Participle
contusing
Past Tense
contused
Past Participle
contused
1
to cause a bruise or injury to the body, typically by blunt force or impact
transitive
- Firefighters must be careful when rescuing accident victims not to further contuse any injured areas.
- The gymnast contused her hip when she landed hard on the uneven bars dismount.
- The accidental fall contused her arm, resulting in visible bruising.
- The soccer player accidentally contused his knee during a collision with another player.
- The heavy object fell, narrowly missing her foot but still managing to contuse it.
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