| Front | cripple |
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| Back | verb, noun BrE /ˈkrɪpl/NAmE /ˈkrɪpl/ verb 1 [usually passive] ~ sb to damage sb's body so that they are no longer able to walk or move normally disableHe was crippled by polio as a child. to be crippled with arthritis 2 [usually passive] ~ sb/sth to seriously damage or harm sb/sthThe pilot tried to land his crippled plane. crip•pling/BrE ; NAmE / adjectivea crippling disease crippling debts noun (old-fashioned or offensive)a person who is unable to walk or move normally because of a disease or injury: (figurative) He's an emotional cripple (= he cannot express his feelings). People now use disabled person instead of ‘cripple’. |
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