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- [krip-uh l]
- /ˈkrɪp əl/
- /ˈkrɪp.l̩/
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- [krip-uh l]
- /ˈkrɪp əl/
Definitions of cripple word
- countable noun cripple A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple. 3
- verb cripple If someone is crippled by an injury, it is so serious that they can never move their body properly again. 3
- countable noun cripple If you describe someone as an emotional cripple, you mean that they have a particular psychological or emotional problem which prevents them from living a normal life. 3
- verb cripple If something cripples a person, it causes them severe psychological or emotional problems. 3
- verb cripple To cripple a machine, organization, or system means to damage it severely or prevent it from working properly. 3
- noun cripple a person who is lame 3
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Origin of cripple
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English cripel, Old English crypel; akin to creep
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Parts of speech for Cripple
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cripple popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cripple usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cripple
verb cripple
- paralyze — to affect with paralysis.
- immobilize — to make immobile or immovable; fix in place.
- sap — Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- debilitate — If you are debilitated by something such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker.
Antonyms for cripple
verb cripple
- mobilize — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
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