adj lame; halting.
2. cripple ·add. ·- a rocky shallow in a stream;
a lumberman's term.
3. cripple ·add. ·- swampy or low wet ground, often covered with brush or with thickets; bog.
4. cripple ·vt to deprive of the use of a limb, particularly of a leg or foot; to lame.
5. cripple ·noun 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.
6. cripple ·vt to deprive of strength, activity, or capability for service or use; to disable; to deprive of resources; as, to be financially crippled.