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- Dictionarycrutch/krʌtʃ/
noun
- 1. a long stick with a crosspiece at the top, used as a support under the armpit by a person with an injury or disability.
- 2. the crotch of the body or a garment: "the water was up to my crutch"
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The meaning of CRUTCH is a support typically fitting under the armpit for use by the disabled in walking. How to use crutch in a sentence.
a stick with a handle and a part that fits around your lower arm, or a stick with piece that fits under the arm, that you lean on for support if you have difficulty in walking because of a foot or leg injury: on crutches Martin broke his leg and has been on crutches for the past six weeks. Anna uses crutches and sometimes a wheelchair.
Crutch definition: 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.. See examples of CRUTCH used in a sentence.
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. I can walk without the aid of crutches. I was on crutches for a while.
A crutch is something you lean on when you’re hurt or weak. It can be a physical crutch you use because you broke your leg, or a friend you depend on a bit too much when you’re having a tough time.
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. (Anatomy) Brit another word for crotch 1. 4. (Nautical Terms) nautical. a. a forked support for a boom or oar, etc.
Definition of crutch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Crutch Definition. 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. Something on which one depends, often excessively. A mnemonic crutch.
noun. 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. any of various devices resembling this in shape or use. anything that serves as a temporary and often inappropriate support, supplement, or substitute; prop: He uses liquor as a psychological crutch.
anything that serves as a temporary and often inappropriate support, supplement, or substitute; prop: He uses liquor as a psychological crutch. a forked support or part. the crotch of the human body.
