cripple

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrɪpəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkrɪpəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(krip′əl)

Inflections of 'cripple' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
cripples
v 3rd person singular
crippling
v pres p
crippled
v past
crippled
v past p

Collocations for "cripple"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cripple" in context.

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cripple

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. dated, offensive: a [mental, physical] cripple
  2. dated, offensive: The [boy, girl, man, woman] is a cripple.
  3. dated, offensive: has been [left, made] a cripple (by)
  4. dated, offensive: a cripple [after, due to] the accident
  5. dated, offensive: turned out to be an emotional cripple
'cripple' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
crippled

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