CONCUSS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does concuss mean? 

• CONCUSS (verb)
  The verb CONCUSS has 2 senses:

1. shake violently

2. injure the brain; sustain a concussion

  Familiarity information: CONCUSS used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONCUSS (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they concuss    ... he / she / it concusses   
Past simple: concussed   
Past participle: concussed   
-ing form: concussing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shake violently

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "concuss" is one way to...):

agitate; shake (move or cause to move back and forth)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

concussion (any violent blow)

concussion (injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Injure the brain; sustain a concussion

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "concuss" is one way to...):

injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

Concussed athletes who needed a longer amount of recovery time before returning to play, (more than 10 days post-concussion) had higher tau concentrations overall at six, 24, and 72-hours post-concussion compared to athletes who were able to return to play in 10 days or less.

(Biomarker in blood may help predict recovery time for sports concussions, NIH)