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Antonyms for contuse
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kuh n-tooz, -tyooz |
| Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtuz, -ˈtyuz |
Definition of contuse
- As in batter : verb strike and damage
- As in wound : verb cause bodily damage
- As in bruise : verb break blood vessel; discolor
- As in crush : verb compress, smash
- The lesser degree of penetrative power, and increased capacity to contuse, possessed by such fragments are obvious.
- Extract from : « Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 » by George Henry Makins
Synonyms for contuse
- assault
- bang up
- bash
- batter
- beat
- black
- blacken
- blemish
- bray
- break
- bruise
- buck
- buffet
- bung up
- carve
- clip
- clobber
- comminute
- contriturate
- contuse
- crease
- cripple
- crowd
- crumble
- crunch
- crush
- cut
- damage
- dash
- deface
- demolish
- destroy
- ding
- disable
- disfigure
- do a number on
- drub
- embrace
- enfold
- express
- gash
- harm
- hit
- hug
- hurt
- injure
- irritate
- jam
- kablooey
- lacerate
- lambaste
- lame
- lash
- mangle
- mar
- mark
- mash
- maul
- mutilate
- nick
- open up
- ouch
- pelt
- pierce
- pommel
- pound
- powder
- press
- pulverize
- pummel
- punish
- push
- romp
- rough up
- ruin
- rumple
- scrape
- scratch
- shatter
- slash
- slice
- smash
- squash
- squeeze
- squish
- stick
- thrash
- total
- trample
- tread
- triturate
- wallop
- wound
- wreck
- wrinkle
- zing
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