|
|
maim
|
|
- pronunciation:
- meIm
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
maims, maiming, maimed |
| definition: |
to hurt badly by destroying a part of the body or making it useless.
Many soldiers were maimed in the war.- synonyms:
- cripple, disable, hobble, lame, mutilate
- similar words:
- amputate, disfigure
|
| related words: |
maul |
|
|