ALL meanings of crutch
crutch
C c - countable noun crutch A crutch is a stick whose top fits round or under the user's arm, which someone with an injured foot or leg uses to support their weight when walking. 3
- singular noun crutch If you refer to someone or something as a crutch, you mean that they give you help or support. 3
- countable noun crutch Your crutch is the same as your crotch. 3
- noun crutch a long staff of wood or metal having a rest for the armpit, for supporting the weight of the body 3
- noun crutch something that supports or sustains 3
- noun crutch a forked support for a boom or oar, etc 3
- noun crutch a brace for reinforcing the frames at the stern of a wooden vessel 3
- verb crutch to support or sustain (a person or thing) as with a crutch 3
- verb crutch to clip (wool) from the hindquarters of a sheep 3
- noun crutch 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 3
- noun crutch anything one leans or relies on for support, help, etc.; prop 3
- noun crutch any device that resembles a crutch 3
- noun crutch the crotch of the human body 3
- noun crutch a forked support for a spar when the sail is furled 3
- verb transitive crutch to support with or as with a crutch or crutches; prop up 3
- noun crutch the crotch of the human body. 1
- noun crutch Also, crotch. Nautical. a forked support for a boom or spar when not in use. a forked support for an oar on the sides or stern of a rowboat. a horizontal knee reinforcing the stern frames of a wooden vessel. 1
- noun crutch a forked device on the left side of a sidesaddle, consisting of two hooks, one of which is open at the bottom and serves to clamp the left knee and the other of which is open at the top and serves to support the right knee. 1
- verb with object crutch to support on crutches; prop; sustain. 1
- noun crutch walking stick 1
- noun crutch psychological aide 1
- noun crutch A long stick with a crosspiece at the top, used as a support under the armpit by a lame person. 1
- noun crutch a staff or support to assist a lame or infirm person in walking, now usually with a crosspiece at one end to fit under the armpit. 1
- noun crutch any of various devices resembling this in shape or use. 1
- noun crutch anything that serves as a temporary and often inappropriate support, supplement, or substitute; prop: He uses liquor as a psychological crutch. 1
- noun crutch a forked support or part. 1
- noun crutch A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg. 0
- noun crutch Something that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop. 0
- noun crutch A crotch; the area of body where the legs fork from the trunk. 0
- noun crutch A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider. 0
- noun crutch (nautical) A knee, or piece of knee timber. 0
- noun crutch (nautical) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. 0
- verb crutch (Transitive Verb) To support on crutches; to prop up. 0
- verb crutch (Transitive Verb) To shear the hindquarters of a sheep; to dag. 0