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maim
Synonyms and Antonyms of maim
to cause severe or permanent injury to
dismember, hamstring, hobble, paralyze
batter, bruise, bung up, mangle, maul, rough (up)
break, damage, harm, hurt, impair, injure
bash, beat, belt, bludgeon, buffet, drub, hammer, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lick, paste, pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, thump
bang, box, hit, punch, slap, smack, smash, sock, spank, swat, swipe, thrash, thwack, whack
Synonym Discussion of maim
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- maimed by a shark
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- crippled for life in an accident
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- a tree mutilated by inept pruning
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- an old ship battered by fierce storms
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- a soldier's leg mangled by shrapnel
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