Thesaurus: cripple

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1. n. One who creeps, halts, or limps; one who has lost, or never had, the use of a limb or limbs; a lame person; hence, one who is partially disabled.
2. a. Lame; halting.
3. v. t. To deprive of the use of a limb, particularly of a leg or foot; to lame.
4. v. t. To deprive of strength, activity, or capability for service or use; to disable; to deprive of resources; as, to be financially crippled.
5. n. someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
6. v. deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
7. v. deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
8. One who creeps, halts, or limps; one who has lost, or neverhad, the use of a limb or limbs; a lame person; hence, one who ispartially disabled.I am a cripple in my limbs; but what decays are in my mind, thereader must determine. Dryden.
9. n:24/v:76 n. someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back v. deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless v. deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg