nounπShare(sometimes offensive) a person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body."He returned from war a cripple."personbodymedicinehumansufferingconditionabilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA shortened wooden stud or brace used to construct the portion of a wall above a door or above and below a window."The carpenter used a cripple to frame the wall above the new window. "architecturebuildingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareScrapple."The recipe called for a large batch of scrapple for the potluck. "foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(among lumbermen) A rocky shallow in a stream."The lumberjack carefully navigated the swift current, avoiding the dangerous cripple in the stream. "geographyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired"The car bomb crippled five passers-by."medicinebodyactionhumanconditionsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo damage seriously; to destroy"My ambitions were crippled by a lack of money."disastermedicinewarconditionabilitysufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo release a product (especially a computer program) with reduced functionality, in some cases, making the item essentially worthless."The word processor was released in a crippled demonstration version that did not allow you to save."technologycomputingbusinessitemfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo nerf something which is overpowered"The game developers crippled the overpowered character by reducing its attack damage. "gamecomputingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareCrippled."The accident left the young boy with a crippled leg. "medicineconditionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
