crutch
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2.7
- noun
- /krʌtʃ/
:
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- After his injury, he needed a pair of crutches to help him walk again.
- use crutches
- need crutches
- canes or crutches
It's not real picky about where you put it on, on the crutch.
- It's not real picky about where you put it on, on the crutch.
Examples
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Otherwise you're going to be walking around on crutches the next couple of months.
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Some disabilities require the use of a wheelchair, walker, crutch, or cane.
Academic text (2014) -
Because I walk with a crutch.
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The use of crutches will follow for 12 to 14 months.
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You were on crutches, right?
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I'm supposed to be walking without crutches next week.
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The floor was bare of rugs, and I saw a pair of crutches in one corner.
Fiction book (1990) -
His eyes lingered on the crutches and the stiff leg for a long, curious moment.
Fiction book (1992) -
When I handed him his crutches, he got out awkwardly and started up the ramp.
Fiction book (1990) -
Provide the children with props such as canes for the visually impaired or crutches for the physically impaired.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
80
1.0
A long stick that helps a person walk
26
2.3
A frame with wheels that helps a baby or an older person move
A support like a crutch used to help a person walk after an injury
Antonyms
608
3.0
Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves
Idioms
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Etymology
Crutch comes from an old German word that meant a 'staff' or 'hook' and is like the German word Krücke. So a crutch is a support you put under your arm to help you walk.