maim (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *maim*:
VERB	body	maim	injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation

maim > pronunciation
Sounds	mey'm
Rhymes	acclaim ... tame: 34 rhymes with eym...

English > *maim*: 1 sense > verb 1, body
Meaning	injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Example	"people were maimed by the explosion"
Narrower	cripple, lame	deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
Narrower	mutilate, mar	Destroy or injure severely
Broader	injure, wound	Cause injuries or bodily harm to
Spanish	lisiar, mutilar
Catalan	esguerrar, mutilar
Nouns	maimer	a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples

HyperDic: maim