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Meaning
Adj
●
In Disability:
crippled
Noun
🤬
a person who has
severely
impaired
physical
abilities
because of
deformation
,
injury
, or
amputation
of
parts
of the body.
●
A
shortened
wooden
stud
or
brace
used to
construct
the
portion
of a
wall
above a
door
or above and below a window.
●
In Southern US English & People:
scrapple.
●
A
rocky
shallow
in a stream.
Verb
●
To make someone a
cripple
; to cause someone to become
physically
impaired.
●
To
damage
seriously
; to destroy.
●
To cause
severe
and
disabling
damage
; to make unable to
function
normally.
●
To
release
a product (especially a
computer program
) with
reduced
functionality
, in some
cases
, making the
item
essentially
worthless.
●
In Video games:
To
nerf
something which is overpowered.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
cripple
English
crypel
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Creeple
Disabled
Disable
Destroy
Harm
Limit
Restrict
Nerf
Related
Weaken
Devastate
Hinder
Ruin
Decimate
Paralyze
Disrupt
Wreck
Obliterate
Endanger
Threaten
Undermine
Hamper
Jeopardize
Destabilize
Overwhelm
Damage
Derail
Thwart
Hurt
Affect
Sabotage
Debilitate
Frustrate
Stifle
Jeopardise
Corrupt
Impoverish
Impede
Impact
Impair
Destabilise
Obstruct
Interrupt
Tarnish
Leech
Deprive
Annihilate
Strangle
Kill
Defeat
Compromise
Stymie
Weakling
Spook
Woman
Embarrass
Plague
Overpower
Bring Down
More
Rhymes
Nipple
Ripple
Triple
Tipple
Fipple
Flipple
Dripple
Cripple
Aripple
Gripple
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