verb

1. To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb.

2. To destroy beyond recognition.

3. To render imperfect or defective.

Synonyms: maim, mangle

adjective

1. Deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated.

2. Having fin-like appendages or flukes instead of legs, as a cetacean does.