contuse

verb

Definition of contusenext
as in to blow out

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  1. blow out
  2. bloody
  3. scar
  4. bruise
Verb
  • Whitaker was also in the hot seat after a door blew out of a Boeing plane in January, causing weeks of scrutiny into the company’s manufacturing safety.
    Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The lack of upside in Oracle’s results and outlook is bringing out the sellers, who are seizing on the idea that all this investment in AI isn’t worth it if companies aren’t blowing out the numbers.
    Jeff Marks,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of blow out
Verb
  • None was bigger than the Ohio State-Michigan brawl, which left players and coaches bloodied, and at least one officer injured.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Nurse was left woozy and bloodied and remained on the ice as the officials reviewed the play and confirmed the penalty call.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of bloody
Verb
  • Rarer side effects include blisters, a herpes simplex (cold sores) outbreak, infections, scarring, and skin lightening or darkening.
    Laura Schober, Health, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Incumbents around the world are being ousted in elections by voters still scarred by the pandemic and looking to assign blame.
    Matthew A. Winkler Bloomberg Opinion (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of scar
Verb
  • The schedule only gets tougher for UCLA against a bruising gauntlet of Big Ten teams.
    Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Taking caffeine with these medications might increase your risk of bruising and bleeding.
    Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of bruise
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