'Contuse' definitions:

Definition of 'contuse'

(from WordNet)
verb
Injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of; "I bruised my knee" [syn: bruise, contuse]

Definition of 'Contuse'

From: 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