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Adjective: crippled  kri-puld
  1. Disabled in the feet or legs
    "a crippled soldier";
    - halt [archaic], halting, lame, gimpy [N. Amer, informal], game [informal]
Verb: cripple  kri-pul
  1. Deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
    "This measure crippled our efforts";
    - stultify
     
  2. Deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
    "The accident has crippled her for life";
    - lame

See also: unfit

Type of: maim, weaken

Encyclopedia: Crippled

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