The meaning of CRIPPLE is a lame or partly disabled person or animal. How to use cripple in a sentence.

A cripple is a person or animal with a physical disability, particularly one who is unable to walk because of an injury or illness. The word was recorded as early as 950 AD, and derives from the Proto …

crippled, crippling to make a cripple of; lame. to disable; impair; weaken. Indirect losses from extreme weather events have crippled the economy. The proposed hike in visa fees could further cripple the …

cripple verb [T] (INJURE) to cause someone to be unable to move or walk in the usual way because of an injury or illness:

A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple.

There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word cripple, three of which are labelled obsolete, and two of which are considered offensive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation …

To cripple is to injure in such a way as to deprive of the use of a member, particularly a leg. Disable, a more general word, implies any such illness, injury, or impairment: disabled by an attack of malaria; …