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• blunt trauma — n a usu. serious injury caused by a blunt object or collision with a blunt surface (as in a vehicle accident or fall from a building) <the patient died of blunt trauma to the head> called also blunt force trauma …   Medical dictionary

• blunt — [[t]blʌ̱nt[/t]] blunter, bluntest, blunts, blunting, blunted 1) ADJ GRADED If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite. She is blunt about her personal life... She told the industry in blunt terms that such… …   English dictionary

• blunt trauma — noun injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car) • Hypernyms: ↑injury, ↑hurt, ↑harm, ↑trauma * * * noun : an injury caused by a blunt object or surface the patient died of blunt trauma to the head …   Useful english dictionary

• object — 1 noun 1 THING (C) a solid thing, especially something that you can hold or touch: some kind of heavy blunt object 2 an object of pity/desire/contempt etc someone or something that is pitied, desired etc: Once famous, he was now a mere object of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• blunt trauma — noun Date: 1962 a usually serious injury caused by a blunt object or surface < died of blunt trauma to the head > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• blunt instrument — noun Any heavy object used as a weapon • • • Main Entry: ↑blunt …   Useful english dictionary

• blunt instrument — noun count 1. ) any heavy object with a flat or round end, used as a weapon 2. ) a method that uses too much force, so that, in achieving your aim, it also causes some harm or trouble …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Blunt trauma — Medical conditionbox|image example=X Ray Skull.jpg classification type=Blunt Force Trauma, Blunt Trauma, Non Penetrating trauma causes=Vehicular Accidents, Sporting accidents, Assault, Falls affected regions=Head, Neck, Thorax, Chest, Abdomen,… …   Wikipedia

• blunt — blunt1 [blʌnt] adj [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Perhaps from Old Norse blundr sleeping ] 1.) not sharp or pointed ≠ ↑sharp ▪ Sharpen all your blunt knives. ▪ a blunt pencil 2.) speaking in an honest way even if this upsets people →↑bluntly …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• blunt instrument — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms blunt instrument : singular blunt instrument plural blunt instruments 1) any heavy object with a flat or round end, used as a weapon 2) a method that uses too much force, so that, in achieving your aim, it also …   English dictionary

• blunt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Blunt is used with these nouns as the object: ↑effect {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Blunt is used with these nouns: ↑answer, ↑blade, ↑edge, ↑honesty, ↑instrument, ↑knife, ↑needle, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary