Look up: crutch

1. crutch
   [n] - a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground 2. [n] - anything that serves as an expedient
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2. Crutch
   Crutch: A wooden or metal vertical prop that helps support a disabled person while he or she is walking. Crutches extend from the walking surface to either the armpit or the arm. A typical hardwood armpit crutch has a 20-inch length of 1'x1' wood at the bottom to which are attached 2 other lengths o...
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3. Crutch
   Crutch (krŭch; 224) noun ; plural Crutches (-ĕz). [ Middle English crucche , Anglo-Saxon crycc , cricc ; akin to Dutch kruk , G. krücke , Danish krykke , Swedish krycka , ...
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4. Crutch
   Crutch transitive verb To support on crutches; to prop up. [ R.] « Two fools that crutch their feeble sense on verse. Dryden. »
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5. crutch
   A device used singly or in pairs to assist in walking when the act is impaired by a lower extremity (or trunk) disability; it transfers all or part of weight-bearing to the upper extremity. ... Origin: A. S. Cryce ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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6. crutch
   noun anything that serves as an expedient; `he uses drugs as a psychological crutch`
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7. crutch
   noun a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
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8. crutch
   (kruch) an artificial support, usually made of wood or metal, used by those who need help to walk because of injury, disease, or birth defect. The most common kinds are the axillary crutch and the forearm crutch. (A) Axillary crutch; (B) triceps crutch.
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9. Crutch
   • (n.) A knee, or piece of knee timber • (n.) A form of pommel for a woman`s saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider. • (v. t.) To support on crutches; to prop up. • (n.) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See Crotch. • (n.) A staff with a crosspi...
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10. Crutch
    Crutch is British slang for the genitals.
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11. Crutch
    Crutch is British slang for the genitals.
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12. crutch
    Type: Term Pronunciation: krŭtch Definitions: 1. A device used singly or in pairs to assist in walking when the act is impaired by a lower extremity (or trunk) disability; it transfers all or part of weight-bearing to the upper extremity.
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13. Crutch
    `Crutches` are mobility aids used to counter a mobility impairment or an injury that limits walking ability. Types : There are several different types of crutches: ; Forearm : `Forearm crutches` are crutches with a cuff at the top to go around the forearm, and are also known as the `Lofstrand crutch...
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14. Crutch
    (film) `Crutch` is a 2004 autobiographical coming of age film written and directed by Rob Moretti. Synopsis: Young David (Eben Gordon) seems to have a normal middle-class life in the suburban world outside New York City. When David`s father (James A. Earley) leaves his alcoholic wife (...
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