nnoun.personsomeone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or backDerivationally Related Form:cripple
Hypernyms:individual mortal person somebody someone soul
Inherited Hypernyms:cripplepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:cripplepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:crookbackhumpbackhunchback
vverb.changedeprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthlessSynset:stultify
Examples:- This measure crippled our efforts
- Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work
Hypernyms:weaken
Inherited Hypernyms:crippleweakenchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.bodydeprive of the use of a limb, especially a legSynset:lame
Examples:- The accident has crippled her for life
Derivationally Related Form:cripple
Hypernyms:maim
Inherited Hypernyms:cripplemaiminjurehurtindisposechange
Direct Hyponyms:hamstring
Full Troponyms:hamstring
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody