Disable and Wreck

Disable

Disable verb - To cause severe or permanent injury to.

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Wreck and disable are semantically related in cripple topic. In some cases you can use "Wreck" instead a verb "Disable".

Nearby Words: disablement, disabling

Wreck verb - To cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking.

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Disable and wreck are semantically related in ruin topic. Sometimes you can use "Disable" instead a verb "Wreck".

Nearby Words: wrecked, wrecker, wreckage, wrecking

facility	disable facility	wreck facility
someone	disable someone	wreck someone
system	disable system	wreck system
team	disable team	wreck team
Other words: way, machine, damage, car, ship, robot, powers, weapons, cars, ships.

In The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, the hijackers disable the safety features and create a runaway subway train to cover their getaway, hoping the police will assume they died in the inevitable wreck.

Source: Runaway Train

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