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- pronunciation:
- krI
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a person or animal that cannot use a part of its body because of a disease or injury.
- similar words:
- invalid
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
cripples, crippling, crippled |
| definition 1: |
to cause a serious injury in.
The car accident crippled him for life.- synonyms:
- disable, lame, maim
- similar words:
- damage, deform, hurt, mangle, mutilate, paralyze
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| definition 2: |
to damage or cause not to work well.
Power shortages crippled the city.- synonyms:
- damage, disable, impair, paralyze
- similar words:
- destroy, harm, injure, ruin, weaken
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| related words: |
batter, punish, sabotage |
| derivation: |
crippler (n.) |
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