concuss
verb
con·cuss
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concussed;
concussing;
concusses
Definition of concuss
: to affect with or as if with concussion
Examples of concuss in a Sentence
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Mahon and Hirad hope the region will prove useful to doctors and researchers in the future, and show a more nuanced picture of how football’s repetitive hits can harm players’ brains, even when they are not concussed. — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, "Just one season of playing football—even without a concussion—can cause brain damage," 7 Aug. 2019 Kansas City was up 14-3 when Kelce (4 catches, 66 yards, TD) left Saturday's game right before halftime and took a 21-3 edge seven plays after he was concussed. — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, "20 things we learned during NFL wild-card weekend," 7 Jan. 2018 Lucroy was also concussed on the hit, which sent him to a hospital. — Maria Torres, latimes.com, "Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy will have surgery to repair broken nose," 14 July 2019 Lucroy concussed: Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy sustained a concussion and a fractured nose in a home-plate collision Sunday in Houston, the team announced. — SFChronicle.com, "Astros’ Justin Verlander tells ESPN that baseballs are juiced, ‘100 percent’," 8 July 2019 For instance, in 1933 the NCAA’s Medical Handbook for Schools and Colleges offered recommendations that concussed players not play for 48 hours and avoid further head trauma. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Analyzing Ploetz v. NCAA, the First Legal Battle Over CTE to Reach Trial," 26 Apr. 2018 During the 2013 season, former TCU wide receiver Cameron White was concussed in a violent collision during the second game against Southeastern Louisiana. — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, "Some prominent former TCU players have been mentioned in Kolby Listenbee's lawsuit | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 21 Feb. 2018 But a collision with safety Kavon Frazier left him concussed. — Drew Davison, star-telegram, "Cowboys' TE Rico Gathers describes 'agonizing' season a year ago | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 24 May 2018 Russia needed midfielder Denis Glushakov to go in goal for the final minutes after goalkeeper Andrei Lunyov had been concussed in a challenge, and all its substitutes had been used. — Graham Dunbar, chicagotribune.com, "Under-fire Spain face a Russia side," 29 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'concuss.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for concuss
concuss
verb
English Language Learners Definition of concuss
: to cause (someone) to suffer a concussion
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concuss
transitive verb
con·cuss
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Medical Definition of concuss
: to affect with concussion