The difference between Crippled and Lame

When used as adjectives, crippled means having a less than fully functional limb, or injuries which prevent full mobility, whereas lame means unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.

Lame is also noun with the meaning: a stupid or undesirable person.

Lame is also verb with the meaning: to cause (a person or animal) to become lame.

check bellow for the other definitions of Crippled and Lame

  1. Crippled as an adjective (usually, _, offensive):

    Having a less than fully functional limb, or injuries which prevent full mobility.

    Examples:

    "'1848 ''"A crippled man, twenty years older than you, whom you will have to wait on?"'' — Charlotte Bronte, ''Jane Eyre'', [http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=110653385&tag=Bronte,+Charlotte,+1816-1855.:+Jane+Eyre:+an+autobiography,+Vol.+II,+1848&query=crippled&id=BroJaII Chapter 17.]"

  2. Crippled as an adjective (usually, _, offensive):

    Having any difficulty or impediment which can be likened to a crippling injury.

    Examples:

    "'1893 ''The Percy Driscoll estate was in such a crippled shape when its owner died that it could pay only sixty percent of its great indebtedness, and was settled at that rate.'' — Mark Twain, ''[http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=637195715&tag=Twain,+Mark,+1835-1910:+The+Tragedy+of+Pudd'nhead+Wilson,+1893&query=crippled&id=Twa2Pud Pudd'nhead Wilson.]"

  1. Crippled as a verb:

  1. Lame as an adjective:

    Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.

  2. Lame as an adjective:

    Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect or temporary obstruction of a function.

    Examples:

    "a lame leg, arm or muscle"

  3. Lame as an adjective (by extension):

    Hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.

  4. Lame as an adjective (slang):

    Unconvincing or unbelievable.

    Examples:

    "He had a really lame excuse for missing the birthday party."

  5. Lame as an adjective (slang):

    Failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant.

    Examples:

    "He kept telling these extremely lame jokes all night."

  6. Lame as an adjective (slang):

    Strangely corny or sweet to an extent.

    Examples:

    "I told him not to bring me flowers, so he brought a bunch of carrots instead. It was lame but it made me smile."

  1. Lame as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (a person or animal) to become lame.

  1. Lame as a noun (prison, _, slang):

    A stupid or undesirable person.

  1. Lame as a noun:

    A lamina.

  2. Lame as a noun (in the plural):

    A set of joined overlapping metal plates.

  1. Lame as a verb (obsolete):

    To shine.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Piers Plowman"

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