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percuss

Verb (transitive)

per=cuss

WORDNET DICTIONARY

percuss(v = verb.contact) - strike or tap firmly; "the doctor percussed his chest and back"

Derived forms noun percussion₄, adjective percussive₁, noun percussor₁

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

percuss, v. t. [L. percussus, p. p. of percutere; per + quatere to shake, strike. See Quash.].

To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss the chest in medical examination. [1913 Webster]

"Flame percussed by air giveth a noise." [1913 Webster]

percuss, v. i.

To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion, 3. Quain. [1913 Webster]

percuss, v.tr. Med. tap (a part of the body) gently with a finger or an instrument as part of a diagnosis.

Etymology

L percutere percuss- strike (as PER-, cutere = quatere shake)