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1. (n.) crutch
a staff or support to assist a lame or infirm person in walking, usu. having a crosspiece at one end to fit under the armpit.
2. crutch
anything that serves as a temporary support.
3. crutch
a forked support.
4. crutch
a forked support for the legs on the left side of a sidesaddle.
5. (v.t.) crutch
to support on or as if on crutches.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME crucche, OE cryce (obl. crycce), c. OS krukka, OHG chruch(j)a, ON krykkja. Cf. crook1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) crutch
a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
2. (noun) crutch
anything that serves as an expedient
"he uses drugs as a psychological crutch"
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1. (noun) crutch
a stick for supporting sb with an injured leg
to walk with crutches; a man on crutches
2. crutch
sth you depend on too much for support
Caffeine is a crutch for many tired workers.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) crutch
a staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking
2. (noun) crutch
a form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider
3. (noun) crutch
a knee, or piece of knee timber
4. (noun) crutch
a forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See Crotch
5. (verb) crutch
to support on crutches; to prop up
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Sense: a stick with a bar at the top to support a lame person
He can walk only by using crutches.
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 Afrikaans: kruk, dwarsstuk |
 Bulgarian: патерица |
 Brazilian: muleta |
 Farsi: چوب زیر بغل |
 Finnish: kainalosauva |
 Hebrew: קַב |
 Hindi: सहारा |
 Croatian: štaka |
 Indonesian: kruk |
 Italian: gruccia, stampella |
 Korean: 목발 |
 Malay: topang ketiak |
 Persian: چوب زیر بغل |
 Pashto: د تخرګ لاندی لرګی |
 Romanian: cârjă |
 Serbian: štaka |
 Thai: ไม้เท้า |
 Taiwanese: 拐杖 |
 Ukrainian: милиця, костур |
 Urdu: بيساكهى |
 Vietnamese: nạng |
 Chinese: 拐杖 |
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