cripple (verb)

  • 41maim — / mām/ vt: to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously compare mayhem Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. maim …

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  • 42disable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. incapacitate, cripple, damage, unfit, maim. See impotence. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cripple, incapacitate, impair, put out of action; see damage 1 , maim . See Synonym Study at maim . III (Roget s 3 …

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  • 43paralyze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. cripple; demoralize; disable; deaden; bring to a stop. See impotence, insensibility. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. strike with paralysis, make inert, render nerveless; see deaden 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 44dis|a|ble — «dihs AY buhl», transitive verb, bled, bling. 1. to make unable; make unfit for use or action; cripple: » A sprained ankle disabled the football player for three weeks. She was disabled by polio. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under cripple. (Cf. ↑cripple) …

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  • 45BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …

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  • 46save — [[t]se͟ɪv[/t]] ♦♦ saves, saving, saved 1) VERB If you save someone or something, you help them to avoid harm or to escape from a dangerous or unpleasant situation. [V n] ...a final attempt to save 40,000 jobs in Britain s troubled aero industry …

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  • 47Swahili language — For other uses, see Swahili (disambiguation). Swahili Language Kiswahili, اللغة السواحلية Spoken in  Burundi …

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  • 48hamstring — I. noun Date: 1565 1. a. either of two groups of tendons at the back of the human knee b. any of three muscles at the back of the thigh that function to flex and rotate the leg and extend the thigh 2. a large tendon above and behind the hock of a …

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  • 49maim — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English maymen, mahaymen, from Anglo French maheimer, mahaigner more at mayhem Date: 14th century 1. to commit the felony of mayhem upon 2. to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously • maimer noun Synonyms:… …

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  • 50Glossary of poker terms — The following is a glossary of poker terms used in the card game of poker. It supplements the Glossary of card terms. Besides the terms listed here, there are thousands of common and uncommon poker slang terms. This is not intended to be a formal …

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