ALL meanings of maim
maim
M m - verb with object maim to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple: The explosion maimed him for life. 1
- verb with object maim to impair; make essentially defective: The essay was maimed by deletion of important paragraphs. 1
- noun maim a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb. 1
- noun maim an injury or defect; blemish; lack. 1
- noun maim Wound or injure (someone) so that part of the body is permanently damaged. 1
- transitive verb maim disfigure, mutilate 1
- verb maim To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. 0
- verb maim To maim someone means to injure them so badly that part of their body is permanently damaged. 0
- verb maim to mutilate, cripple, or disable a part of the body of (a person or animal) 0
- verb maim to make defective 0
- noun maim an injury or defect 0
- verb transitive maim to deprive of the use of some necessary part of the body; cripple; mutilate; disable 0
- noun maim an injury causing the loss or crippling of some necessary part of the body; mutilation; disablement 0