cripple
has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ verb ] deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
Synonyms Examples "This measure crippled our efforts" "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work" Used in print (National Review...)We would be crippled by reduced output , industrial decline , widespread unemployment '' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (medicine) someone whose legs are disabled
Used in print (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)The only one who would have him was his cripple , the strange unhappy woman who became his wife . Related terms |
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