Definition of concussion

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Concussion (n.) The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value.

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Bang :: Bang (n.) The sound produced by a sudden concussion.
Earthquake :: Earthquake (n.) A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives; -- called also earthdin, earthquave, and earthshock..
Shock :: Shock (n.) The sudden convulsion or contraction of the muscles, with the feeling of a concussion, caused by the discharge, through the animal system, of electricity from a charged body..
Shock :: Shock (n.) A quivering or shaking which is the effect of a blow, collision, or violent impulse; a blow, impact, or collision; a concussion; a sudden violent impulse or onset..
Water Hammer :: Water hammer () A concussion, or blow, made by water in striking, as against the sides of a pipe or vessel containing it..
Contrecoup :: Contrecoup (n.) A concussion or shock produced by a blow or other injury, in a part or region opposite to that at which the blow is received, often causing rupture or disorganisation of the parts affected..
Icequake :: Icequake (n.) The crash or concussion attending the breaking up of masses of ice, -- often due to contraction from extreme cold..
Seismometer :: Seismometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the direction, duration, and force of earthquakes and like concussions..
Shog :: Shog (n.) A shock; a jog; a violent concussion or impulse.
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) An elastic body of any kind, as steel, India rubber, tough wood, or compressed air, used for various mechanical purposes, as receiving and imparting power, diminishing concussion, regulating motion, measuring weight or other force..
Concussion :: Concussion (n.) A shaking or agitation; a shock; caused by the collision of two bodies.
Bufferhead :: Bufferhead (n.) The head of a buffer, which recieves the concussion, in railroad carriages..
Concussion :: Concussion (n.) The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value.
Concussion :: Concussion (n.) A condition of lowered functional activity, without visible structural change, produced in an organ by a shock, as by fall or blow; as, a concussion of the brain..
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