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cripple vs hunchback

hunchback vs cripple

cripple and hunchback both are nouns.

cripple is a verb but hunchback is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cripple Yes No Yes No
hunchback Yes No No No
As nouns, hunchback is a hyponym of cripple; that is, hunchback is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cripple:
  • cripple: someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
  • hunchback: a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
Other hyponyms of cripple include crookback, humpback.
cripple (noun) hunchback (noun)
someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
cripple (verb) hunchback (verb)
deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
Difference between cripple and hunchback

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