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 …

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

— n. 1. Usu. Offensive. a lame or disabled person or animal. 2. a person who is disabled in any way: a mental cripple. 3. something impaired or flawed.

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

To cripple is to leave someone unable to walk. Terrible car accidents, for example, can sometimes cripple their victims. Use the verb cripple to describe what is done to a person whose legs are …

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, …