plural cripples
1
a
offensive
: a lame or partly disabled person or animal
b
: someone who is disabled or deficient in a specified manner
a social cripple
2
: something flawed or imperfect
offensive
: being disabled, flawed, or imperfect
crippled; crippling
ˈkri-p(ə-)liŋ
; cripples
1
sometimes offensive
: to deprive of the use of a limb and especially a leg
2
: to deprive of capability for service or of strength, efficiency, or wholeness
an economy crippled by inflation
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