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Verb: contuse  kun't(y)ooz
Usage: technical
  1. Cause a bruise or injury that discolours the skin without breaking it
    "The fall contused his knee";
    - bruise

Derived forms: contused, contuses, contusing

Type of: injure, wound

Encyclopedia: Contuse