Mutilate
Mutilate verb - To cause severe or permanent injury to.
Pull and mutilate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pull" instead a verb "Mutilate".
Nearby Words: mutilation, mutilating
Pull
Pull verb - To injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure.
Usage example: lift the crate carefully, or you'll pull a muscle
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The Shredder in the 2012 cartoon regularly threatens to mutilate his subordinates if they don't pull through, including his own daughter Karai.
Source: Bad Boss / Western Animation
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Pull and Mutilate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mutilate/pull
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