to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple

The explosion maimed him for life.

to impair; make essentially defective

The essay was maimed by deletion of important paragraphs.

a physical injury, esp. a loss of a limb.

an injury or defect; blemish; lack.

verb

aid , cure , heal , help , repair

verb

batter , blemish , break , castrate , crush , damage , deface , disable , disfigure , dismember , disqualify , gimp , hack , hamstring * , harm , hog-tie , hurt , impair , incapacitate , injure , lame , mangle , mar , massacre , maul , mayhem , mutilate , spoil , truncate , warp , wound , cripple