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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 prevent software or a device from working normally, usually intentionally in order to make the user pay for more software, for another device, etc.: The company released software that crippled unlocked phones, preventing them from being used on other carriers ' networks.
- 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: Danish Translation
cripple - translate into Danish with the English-Danish...
- Cripple: Norwegian Translation
cripple - translate into Norwegian with the...
- 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...
- 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 to have a physical or emotional disability or injury. It can also mean to damage or weaken something severely. Learn more about the word origin, pronunciation, and examples of cripple.
Definition of cripple verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Cripple can be a verb meaning to injure someone's arms or legs, or to damage something badly. It can also be a noun for someone who cannot use their limbs normally, but this is an offensive word.
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.
