cripple

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Synonyms: ripple, gripple, dripple, cripply, tripple, aripple, crimple, crapple

Antonyms: ripple, gripple, dripple, cripply, tripple, aripple, crimple, crapple

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|now|_|rare|dated}} {{U|crippled}}.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|offensive}} A [[person]] who has severely impaired [[physical]] [[ability|abilities]] because of [[deformation]], [[injury]], or [[amputation]] of parts of the body.
2. {{lb|en|by extension|figurative}} A person who is severely impaired or deficient in some non-physical way.
3. A shortened [[wood]]en [[stud]] or [[brace]] used to construct the portion of a wall above a [[door]] or above and below a [[window]].
4. {{lb|en|uncountable|dialect|Southern US|_|except Louisiana}} {{cap|scrapple}}.
5. {{lb|en|among lumbermen}} A [[rocky]] [[shallow]] in a [[stream]].

Verb

1. To make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired.
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} To [[damage]] [[serious]]ly; to [[destroy]].
3. {{lb|en|figuratively}} To cause severe and disabling damage; to make unable to function normally.
4. To release a [[product]] (especially a [[computer program]]) with reduced functionality, in some cases, making the item essentially worthless.
5. {{lb|en|slang|video games}} To [[nerf]] something to the point of being underpowered.

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