cripple (verb)

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• cripple — verb 1 injure ADVERB ▪ for life, permanently ▪ As a child she contracted polio and was crippled for life. ▪ emotionally PHRASES ▪ be crippled with …   Collocations dictionary

• cripple — (n.) O.E. crypel, related to cryppan to crook, bend, from P.Gmc. *krupilaz (Cf. O.Fris. kreppel, M.Du. cropel, Ger. krüppel, O.N. kryppill). Possibly also related to O.E. creopan to creep (creopere, lit. creeper, was another O.E. word for… …   Etymology dictionary

• cripple — ► NOUN archaic or offensive ▪ a person who is unable to walk or move properly through disability or injury. ► VERB 1) make (someone) unable to move or walk properly. 2) cause severe and disabling damage to (something). USAGE The word cripple as a …   English terms dictionary

• cripple — verb 1) the accident crippled her Syn: disable, paralyze, immobilize, make lame, incapacitate, handicap, leave someone a paraplegic/quadriplegic 2) the company had been crippled by the recession Syn: devastate, ruin, destroy …   Thesaurus of popular words

• cripple — verb 1) the accident crippled her Syn: disable, paralyse, immobilize, incapacitate, handicap 2) the company had been crippled by the recession Syn: damage, weaken, hamper, paralyse, ruin …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• cripple — [[t]krɪ̱p(ə)l[/t]] cripples, crippling, crippled 1) N COUNT A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple. [OFFENSIVE] She has gone from being a healthy, fit, and sporty young woman to… …   English dictionary

• Cripple — A cripple is a person or animal with a physical disability, particularly one who is unable to walk because of an injury or illness. The word was recorded as early as 950 AD, and derives from the Proto Germanic krupilaz.[1] The German and Dutch… …   Wikipedia

• cripple — I UK [ˈkrɪp(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms cripple : singular cripple plural cripples offensive an offensive word for someone who is physically disabled, especially someone who is unable to walk II UK [ˈkrɪp(ə)l] / US verb [transitive]… …   English dictionary

• cripple — 1. adjective /kɹɪpl/ Crippled. And chide the cripple tardy gaited night, who, like a foul and ugly witch, doth limp so tediously away. 2. noun /kɹɪpl/ a) a person who has severe impairment in his physical abilities because of deformation …   Wiktionary

• cripple — 1 noun (C) 1 an offensive word for someone who is physically unable to use their arms or their legs properly 2 emotional cripple informal someone who is not able to deal with their own or other people s feelings compare disabled 2 verb (T) 1 to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cripple — I. noun Etymology: Middle English cripel, from Old English crypel; akin to Old English crēopan to creep more at creep Date: before 12th century 1. a. sometimes offensive a lame or partly disabled person or animal b. one that is disabled or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary