cripple

/ˈkrɪpl/ verb [T]

Translation

BODY › to injure someone so that they cannot use their arms or legs

kolunu bacağını kırmak, sakat/kötürüm bırakmak

[often passive] His son was crippled by a riding accident.2094

DAMAGE › to damage something very badly and make it weak or not effective

zarar vermek, çalışamaz/işe yaramaz hale getirmek

[often passive] a country crippled by war1973

(Definition of cripple verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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