crutch

crutch  (krch) n. 1. A staff or support used by the physically injured or disabled as an aid in walking, usually designed to fit under the armpit and often used in pairs. 2. A forked leg rest on a sidesaddle. 3. A device used for assistance or support; a prop: a mnemonic crutch. 4. The crotch of a person or an animal. 5. A forked device or part. tr.v. crutched, crutch·ing, crutch·es To support on or as if on crutches; prop up. [Middle English crucche, from Old English crycc.]

crutch an axillary crutch (left) and a forearm crutch (right)

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crutch [krʌtʃ]

n

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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Brit another word for crotch [1]

4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) 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

vb

1. (tr) to support or sustain (a person or thing) as with a crutch

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Austral and NZ slang to clip (wool) from the hindquarters of a sheep

[Old English crycc; related to Old High German krucka, Old Norse krykkja; see crosier, crook]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crutch - a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking staff - a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"
	2.	crutch - anything that serves as an expedient; "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch" expedient - a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one

Translations

crutch [krʌtʃ] N

1. (Med) → muleta f (fig) (= support) → apoyo m

2. = crotch 1

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crutch [ˈkrʌtʃ] n

(lit) (for walking) → béquille f
to be on crutches → être sur des béquilles

(fig) (psychological, emotional) → soutien m
an emotional crutch → un soutien émotionnel

(= crotch) [garment] → entre-jambes m inv, entrejambe m; [person] → entrecuisse m

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crutch

n

(for walking) → Krücke f; to use somebody/something as a crutch (fig) → sich an jdn/etw klammern

(Naut) → Baumstütze f, → Baumschere f

= crotch

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crutch [krʌtʃ] n

a. (Med) → stampella, gruccia; (support) → sostegno

b. = crotch b

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crutch crotch

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crutch²

n crutch [kratʃ]

a stick with a bar at the top to support a lame person He can walk only by using crutches. kruk, dwarsstuk патерица چوب زیر بغل קַב सहारा štaka gruccia, stampella 목발 topang ketiak cârjă štaka ไม้เท้า 拐杖 милиця, костур بيساكهى nạng

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crutch → عكاز berla krykke Krücke πατερίτσα muleta kainalosauva béquille štaka gruccia 松葉杖 목발 kruk krykke kula muleta костыль krycka ไม้เท้าใช้พยุง koltuk değneği cái nạng T字形拐杖