contuse
Meaning
To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.
Synonyms
be sore
be black and blue
stamp breaking
stamp crushing
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kənˈtuz/
Etymology
From (the participle stem of) Latin contundere (“pound or beat small”), from com- + tundere (“beat, thump”).
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