transcription, транскрипция: [ krɪp(ə)l ]
( cripples, crippling, crippled)
1.
A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple . ( OFFENSIVE )
She has gone from being a healthy, fit, and sporty young woman to being a cripple.
N-COUNT
2.
If someone is crippled by an injury, it is so serious that they can never move their body properly again.
Mr Easton was seriously crippled in an accident and had to leave his job...
He had been warned that another bad fall could cripple him for life...
He heaved his crippled leg into an easier position.
VERB : be V-ed , V n , V-ed
3.
If something cripples a person, it causes them severe psychological or emotional problems.
Howard wanted to be a popular singer, but stage fright crippled him...
I’m not perfect but I’m also not emotionally crippled or lonely.
VERB : V n , V-ed
4.
To cripple a machine, organization, or system means to damage it severely or prevent it from working properly.
A total cut-off of supplies would cripple the country’s economy...
The pilot was able to maneuver the crippled aircraft out of the hostile area.
VERB : V n , V-ed