What does able-bodied mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
able, able-bodiedadjective
having a strong healthy body
"an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army"
Wiktionary
able-bodiedadjective
Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust.
Able-bodied vagrant. - Froude
Wikipedia
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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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
Able-bodiedadjective
having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
able-bodied
In a military sense applies to one who is physically competent as a soldier.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of able-bodied in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of able-bodied in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of able-bodied in a Sentence
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake:
So we know that Freddie Gray was able bodied when Freddie Gray was in the van and we know that when Freddie Gray was finally taken out of the van, Freddie Gray was unresponsive, we know that Freddie Gray asked for medical attention. We know that medical attention was not immediately requested for Freddie Gray. We know that was a mistake.
If we as a society aren't willing to deal honestly with issue of race, then we can't just expect police departments to solve these problems, if communities are being isolated and segregated, without opportunity and without investment and without jobs -- if we politicians are simply ramping up long sentences for nonviolent drug crimes that end up devastating communities, we can't then ask the police to be the ones to solve the problem when there are no able-bodied men in the community, or kids are growing up without intact households.
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake:
He was dragged a bit, but then you see him using his legs to get into the van, so he was able-bodied when he was in the van, and we know that when he was finally taken out of the van, he was unresponsive.
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.
Able-bodied people of the right age are just not out there looking for The July jobs.
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- robustCatalan, Valencian
- infheidhmeIrish
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