Cripple | Mean of cripple in English Dictionary
/ˈkrɪpəl/
- Noun
- a person who cannot move or walk normally because of a permanent injury (such as a damaged leg or foot) or other physical problem
- He returned from war a cripple.
- a person who has emotional problems that prevent normal behavior with other people
- She's an emotional cripple. [=she's unable to express her emotions normally]
- social cripples
- Verb
- to cause (a person or animal) to be unable to move or walk normally
- Thousands of people have been crippled by the disease.
- The car accident left him crippled. [=disabled]
- to make (something) unable to work normally
- Higher taxes could cripple small businesses.
- an economy crippled by inflation
- The disease cripples the body's immune system. [=it makes the body unable to heal itself]
