verb
to wound so severely as to deprive of the use of or to cause loss of a limb or member
an arm hanging useless, maimed in an auto accident
Synonyms: cripple, dislimb, dismember, mayhem, mutilate; compare paralyze 1
Related Word: disable, disfigure, hamstring; batter, break, ||bung up, mangle, massacre, maul
Contrasted words: rehabilitate, restore, salvage; cure, fix, heal, mend, remedy, repair