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увечить — meaning in English

uvechit

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English meaning

  • lame adj Unable to walk normally because of an injury or problem with the legs or feet.
  • maim verb To injure someone so severely that part of their body is permanently damaged or disabled.
  • mangle verb To damage something badly by crushing, tearing, or cutting it out of shape.
  • mutilate verb To severely damage or disfigure something, often by cutting off a part.

Senses

увечить is used for these senses in English:

  • lame (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to become lame.
  • maim To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
  • mangle (transitive) To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.
  • mutilate To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb.

lame — full definition

  1. adj Unable to walk normally because of an injury or problem with the legs or feet.
  2. adj Weak, unconvincing, or poorly thought out.
  3. adj Informally, boring, uncool, or disappointing.

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