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- Dictionarycripple/ˈkrɪpl/
verb
- 1. cause severe and disabling damage to; deprive of the ability to function normally: "developing countries are crippled by their debts" Similar Opposite
- 2. cause (someone) to become unable to walk or move normally: "a young student was crippled for life" Similar
noun
- 1. a person with a severe limitation of a specified kind: "an emotional cripple"
- 2. a person who is unable to walk or move normally through disability or because of injury to their back or legs. dated, offensive
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to cause severe damage to something so that it cannot operate effectively: High interest rates are crippling our business. a country crippled by war. computing specialized. to prevent software or a device from working normally, usually intentionally in order to make the user pay for more software, for another device, etc.:
- English (US)
CRIPPLE meaning: 1. an extremely offensive word for a person...
- Znaczenie Cripple, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
CRIPPLE definicja: 1. an extremely offensive word for a...
- Cripple: Thai Translation
CRIPPLE translate: ทำให้พิการ, ทำให้ใช้การไม่ได้, คนพิการ....
- Cripple: French Translation
CRIPPLE translate: paralyser, bloquer, paralyser, estropier,...
- Cripple: Czech Translation
cripple - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...
- Cripple: German Translation
cripple translate: zum Krüppel machen, lahmlegen, der...
- Osteoporosis
OSTEOPOROSIS definition: 1. a disease that causes the bones...
- Indonesian Translation
CRIPPLE translate: pincang, melumpuhkan, invalid. Learn more...
- English (US)
Learn the offensive and medical meanings of cripple as a noun, adjective, and verb. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries of cripple.
Cripple can be a noun or a verb, and it means a person or animal with a physical or psychological disability, or to damage or disable something. Learn the different meanings, synonyms, and examples of cripple in British and American English.
Cripple definition: a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.. See examples of CRIPPLE used in a sentence.
Definition of cripple verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To cripple is to leave someone unable to walk. Terrible car accidents, for example, can sometimes cripple their victims. Use the verb cripple to describe what is done to a person whose legs are so badly injured that they can't be used.
Cripple is an offensive term for a person who is lame or disabled, or for an animal that is partially disabled. It can also mean to disable or impair something or someone. See synonyms, translations, and examples of cripple in different contexts.
