rampauttaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• cripple noun An outdated and now offensive term for a person with a serious physical disability.
• hamstring noun Any of the large tendons or muscles at the back of the thigh, behind the knee.
• lame adj Unable to walk normally because of an injury or problem with the legs or feet.

Senses

rampauttaa is used for these senses in English:

• cripple To make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired.
• hamstring (transitive, figurative) To cripple; to incapacitate; to disable. [from 1640s]
• lame (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to become lame.

cripple — full definition

1. noun An outdated and now offensive term for a person with a serious physical disability.
2. verb To severely damage or disable something, physically or otherwise.

hamstring — full definition

1. noun Any of the large tendons or muscles at the back of the thigh, behind the knee.
2. verb To severely limit or cripple someone's ability to act.

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