contused

verb

Definition of contusednext
past tense of contuse
as in bruised

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  1. injured
  2. battered
  3. bloodied
  4. tore
  5. hurt
Verb
  • Several officers injured in weekend move-over crashes.
    Mike Schell, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Two people were injured in a crash in Watertown on Monday.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of injured
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  • Because even with the defense being battered Monday, Detroit’s forward group is intact.
    Max Bultman, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And Hezbollah is battered after fighting Israel in Lebanon.
    Josh Holder, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of battered
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  • Directed by James Gunn, the Man of Steel is shown bloodied by a crash landing at the beginning of the trailer before he’s rescued by his super-cute superpup, Krypto.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The clip opens dramatically with Superman lying battered and bloodied in the middle of a desolate snowy landscape, shifting back-and-forth showing Clark Kent in day-to-day life as a reporter at the newspaper The Daily Planet.
    Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of bloodied
Verb
  • In its first game without Sixth Man of the Year candidate Moe Wagner, who tore the ACL in his left knee on Saturday, Orlando relied on a wide variety of scorers, with five finishing in double figures.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Carolina Panthers’ outside linebacker tore his quad on Christmas Eve last year in what turned out to be his final game with the Minnesota Vikings.
    Joseph Person, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of tore
Verb
  • McConnell: Busted his face open and hurt his wrist after a fall.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Repealing legislation like the IRA would only hurt this growing industry.
    Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of hurt
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