able-bodied
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˈeɪbəlˈbɑːdɪd/
:
sin discapacidad
- I need every able-bodied man off the bus now!
- able-bodied men
- able-bodied people
- able-bodied athletes
And that goes for my blind folk, my disabled folk, my able bodied folk.
- And that goes for my blind folk, my disabled folk, my able bodied folk.
- Simlicon says that the medical model can be very appealing to able bodied people because it soothes our anxiety.
- The only people I would be worried about are the able bodied men who would stand in opposition against my militia.
- Could you just leave it for us because you best believe we are almost never considered for an audition to play an able bodied character when we are disabled.
- And just like all of these things that able bodied people of course get to do when they buy that appliance.
- And this is the lesson that that I am told we're we're fully able bodied people with everything in front of us.
- And he also wants to to educate able bodied people to how to how to help support, cherish their disabled friends or the community.
- Dude, how many able able bodied people are on these scooters and shit at a casino?
Examples
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Need one able-bodied seaman, one oiler and one baker.
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Demeter needs three able-bodied seamen.
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We need every able-bodied man we can get.
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If you are able-bodied and in a raft, get out now!
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I need every able-bodied person on this rooftop to follow me!
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In the United Kingdom, able-bodied men enlist to fulfil their duty.
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Two weeks later, a detachment of the Emperor's army arrives to draft all the able-bodied men of the village.
Academic text (2007) -
The bill provided hospital care, loans, job counseling, unemployment allowances, and educational benefits for able-bodied veterans.
Academic text (2002) -
I need every able-bodied person on this rooftop to follow me!
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If you are able-bodied and in a raft, get out now!
Synonyms
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1.0
Physically strong and healthy enough for hard work or military service
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3.5
Having no long-term physical or mental problem that limits daily life
Not having a physical or mental disability
Antonyms
How Fit
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Able-bodied comes from the two words able ('can' or 'having power') and body ('the physical part of a person'), and it shows someone whose body can work. That's why able-bodied today means someone who is 'physically strong and healthy'.