Definition
- (noun) (sometimes offensive) a person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body. “He returned from war a cripple.”
- (noun) A shortened wooden stud or brace used to construct the portion of a wall above a door or above and below a window.
- (noun) Scrapple.
- (noun) (among lumbermen) A rocky shallow in a stream.
- (verb) To make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired “The car bomb crippled five passers-by.”
- (verb) To damage seriously; to destroy “My ambitions were crippled by a lack of money.”
- (verb) To release a product (especially a computer program) with reduced functionality, in some cases, making the item essentially worthless. “The word processor was released in a crippled demonstration version that did not allow you to save.”
- (verb) To nerf something which is overpowered
- (adjective) Crippled.
Word stats
- Cripple contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 13.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Cripple mean?
(sometimes offensive) a person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.
What are the anagrams of Cripple?
Valid anagrams: clipper.
How many letters are in Cripple?
Cripple has 7 letters.
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