All lamed synonyms
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L l verb lamed
- pound β Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
- disfigure β to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface: Our old towns are increasingly disfigured by tasteless new buildings.
- lame β an ornamental fabric in which metallic threads, as of gold or silver, are woven with silk, wool, rayon, or cotton.
- mangle β to smooth or press with a mangle.
- drub β to beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- assault β An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy.
- disable β make not work
- lambaste β to beat or whip severely.
- thrash β to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
- lacerate β to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
- mutilate β to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- pommel β a knob, as on the hilt of a sword.
- maul β a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- contuse β to injure (the body) without breaking the skin; bruise
- prostrate β to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
- blunt β If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite.
- attenuate β To attenuate something means to reduce it or weaken it.
- disarm β to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- dismember β to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb: The ogre dismembered his victims before he ate them.
- sideline β a line at the side of something.
- maim β to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple: The explosion maimed him for life.
- palsy β any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- hog-tie β If someone hog-ties an animal or a person, they tie their legs together, or they tie their arms and legs together.
- damage β To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- disqualify β to deprive of qualification or fitness; render unfit; incapacitate.
- disenable β to deprive of ability; make unable; prevent.
- truncate β to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short: Truncate detailed explanations.
- massacre β the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.
- warp β OS/2
- blemish β A blemish is a small mark on something that spoils its appearance.
- batter β If someone is battered, they are regularly hit and badly hurt by a member of their family or by their partner.
- spoil β to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- gimp β a limp.
- scratch β to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- bowdlerize β To bowdlerize a book or film means to take parts of it out before publishing it or showing it.
- adulterate β If something such as food or drink is adulterated, someone has made its quality worse by adding water or cheaper products to it.
- bemuse β If something bemuses you, it puzzles or confuses you.
- benumb β to make numb or powerless; deaden physical feeling in, as by cold
- daze β If someone is in a daze, they are feeling confused and unable to think clearly, often because they have had a shock or surprise.
- appall β If something appalls you, it disgusts you because it seems so bad or unpleasant.
- transfix β to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
- nonplus β to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- stupefy β to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- astound β If something astounds you, you are very surprised by it.
- arrest β If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
- daunt β If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
- numb β deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
- deaden β If something deadens a feeling or a sound, it makes it less strong or loud.
- close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.