cripple (verb)
121immobilize — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To render powerless or motionless, as by inflicting severe injury: cripple, disable, incapacitate, knock out, paralyze. Idiom: put out of action (or commission). See HELP. 2. To cause to cease regular activity: idle …
122hamstring — noun any of five tendons at the back of a person s knee. ↘the great tendon at the back of a quadruped s hock. verb (past and past participle hamstrung) 1》 cripple by cutting the hamstrings. 2》 thwart or severely restrict. Origin C16: from ham1 +… …
123break — 1. verb 1) the mirror broke Syn: shatter, smash, crack, snap, fracture, fragment, splinter, fall to bits, fall to pieces; split, burst; informal bust 2) she had broken her leg Syn …
124foil — I verb their escape attempt was foiled Syn: thwart, frustrate, counter, balk, impede, obstruct, hamper, euchre, hinder, snooker, cripple, scotch, derail, scupper, scuttle, smash; stop, block, prevent …
125hamper — I noun a picnic hamper Syn: basket, pannier, wickerwork basket; box, container II verb the search was hampered by fog Syn: hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, balk, thwart, foil, curb …
126hurt — 1. verb 1) my back hurts Syn: be painful, be sore, be tender, cause pain, cause discomfort; ache, smart, sting, burn, throb; informal be killing (one) 2) Dad hurt his leg Syn: injure …
127jam — I 1. verb 1) he jammed a finger in each ear Syn: stuff, shove, force, ram, thrust, press, push, stick, squeeze, cram 2) hundreds of people jammed into the hall Syn: crowd …
128ruin — 1. noun 1) the buildings were saved from ruin Syn: disintegration, decay, disrepair, dilapidation, ruination; destruction, demolition, wreckage Ant: preservation, reconstruction 2) (ruins) …
