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骨抜き — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mutilate verb To severely damage or disfigure something, often by cutting off a part.
  • mutilation noun The act of severely damaging or disfiguring something, or the resulting damage.

Senses

骨抜き is used for these senses in English:

  • mutilate (figuratively) To render imperfect or defective.
  • mutilation The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.

mutilate — full definition

  1. verb To severely damage or disfigure something, often by cutting off a part.
  2. verb To spoil or ruin something so badly it loses its original meaning or form.

Related Japanese words