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Crutch

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Noun

1. crutch

a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking

2. crutch

anything that serves as an expedient

Example Sentences:
'he uses drugs as a psychological crutch'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Crutch

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noun
1. 
a long staff of wood or metal having a rest for the armpit, for supporting the weight of the body
2. 
something that supports or sustains
a crutch to the economy
3. British another word for crotch (sense 1)
4. nautical
a. 
a forked support for a boom or oar, etc
b. 
a brace for reinforcing the frames at the stern of a wooden vessel
verb
5. (transitive)
to support or sustain (a person or thing) as with a crutch
6. Australian and New Zealand slang
to clip (wool) from the hindquarters of a sheep

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Crutch

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noun
1. 
any of various devices used, often in pairs, by lame people as an aid in walking; typically, a staff with a hand grip and a padded crosspiece on top that fits under the armpit
2. 
anything one leans or relies on for support, help, etc.; prop
3. 
any device that resembles a crutch
4.  Archaic
the crotch of the human body
5.  Nautical
a forked support for a spar when the sail is furled
verb transitive
6. 
to support with or as with a crutch or crutches; prop up

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Crutch

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n.
1. A support used by an injured or disabled person, often in pairs, as an aid to walking, having a vertical shaft that is sometimes forked, a horizontal grip for the hand, and a crosspiece that is positioned under the armpit or a cuff that wraps around the forearm.
2. Something on which one depends, often excessively: a mnemonic crutch.
3. A forked support or part.
4. A forked leg rest on a sidesaddle.
5. Archaic The crotch of a person or animal.
v. crutched, crutch·ing, crutch·es
v.intr.
To move using a crutch or crutches.
v.tr.
To support on a crutch or crutches.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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