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# concuss

«concuss» in Mova's school dictionary: **To hurt someone's brain by a hard knock to the head, so…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (concuss, concusses, concussed, concussing); noun concussion

### meaning for a pupil

To hurt someone's brain by a hard knock to the head, so that they may feel dizzy, sick, confused or even pass out for a short time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concuss/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In PE, sport and safety lessons, pupils learn that a head bump can concuss you and that you must stop playing and tell an adult. Rugby, football and cycling have rules about concussion. Phrases: "be concussed", "concussion protocol".

### examples

- He was concussed when he fell off his bike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concuss/#x1)
- A hard tackle can concuss a player. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concuss/#x2)
- If you might be concussed, stop playing straight away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concuss/#x3)
- Wearing a helmet makes it less likely you'll be concussed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concuss/#x4)
- The doctor checked whether she was concussed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concuss/#x5)

### note

Most often used in the passive: "be concussed". Noun: concussion. Safety: after a head knock, signs like headache, sickness, sleepiness or confusion mean get medical help; never "play on".

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «concuss» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/concuss/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.