What does able-bodied mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. able, able-bodiedadjective

    having a strong healthy body

    "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army"

Wiktionary

  1. able-bodiedadjective

    Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust.

    Able-bodied vagrant. - Froude

Wikipedia

  1. able-bodied

    Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory, or a combination of multiple factors. Disabilities can be present from birth or can be acquired during a person's lifetime. Historically, disabilities have only been recognized based on a narrow set of criteria—however, disabilities are not binary and can be present in unique characteristics depending on the individual. A disability may be readily visible, or invisible in nature.

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  1. able-bodied

    Able-bodied refers to a person who is physically fit and strong, or not disabled in any way, and thus, capable of performing all types of physical or manual tasks or activities without any significant limitations or restrictions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Able-bodiedadjective

    having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. able-bodied

    In a military sense applies to one who is physically competent as a soldier.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of able-bodied in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of able-bodied in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of able-bodied in a Sentence

  1. Keith Blase:

    Athletes that participate in our sport are just as tough and committed to the physicality of it as they are on the able-bodied side, there’s certainly a lot of mutual respect because many of these athletes look at each other and share the common bond of having that impairment, but it won’t stop somebody going in the corner with somebody and being physical.

  2. Usain Bolt:

    It's just amazing to the see the able-bodied and the paras coming together, we've all become friends, it's just been one big team-bonding experience, i've been exchanging tips with the able-bodied sprinters. Them to me, me to them as much as I can.

  3. Daniel Dale:

    Donald Trump Jr. is touting baseless election-rigging claims in videos posted to Facebook and Twitter asking' able-bodied' people to join an election security' army' for Joe Biden father, facebook and Twitter affixed labels to the video pointing to accurate information about voting, but neither company said the video violated its election integrity rules in a way that would result in it being removed. Twitter labeled the video only after being asked about it by CNN on Wednesday. The video had been on its site since Monday.

  4. Adamu Kolomgunna:

    The village has been deserted by all able-bodied men, leaving only the old and children.

  5. David Dollar:

    Able-bodied people of the right age are just not out there looking for The July jobs.


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