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What (who) is crutch - definition

MOBILITY AID THAT TRANSFERS WEIGHT FROM THE LEGS TO THE UPPER BODY
Crutches; Lofstrand crutch; Forearm crutches; Lofstrand Crutches; User:Allison gainer/forearm crutches; Forearm Crutches; 🩼
  • Small boy learns to use his crutches (1942)
  • A typical forearm crutch
  • A girl using a pair of underarm / axillary crutches
  • Top portion of a platform crutch showing platform and grip
  • A man using forearm crutches

crutch         
n.
1) to walk on, with crutches
2) a pair of crutches
Crutch         
A walk or strut.
Katy: Check out that guy's crutch. Jen: Sweet one! Like Brad Pitt with a splash of Sherman Helmsley to spice it up. I'd do him.
Crutch         
·noun A knee, or piece of knee timber.
II. Crutch ·vt To support on crutches; to prop up.
III. Crutch ·noun A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. ·see Crotch.
IV. Crutch ·noun A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
V. Crutch ·noun A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking.

Wikipedia

Crutch

A crutch is a mobility aid that transfers weight from the legs to the upper body. It is often used by people who cannot use their legs to support their weight, for reasons ranging from short-term injuries to lifelong disabilities.

Examples of use of crutch
1. Trousers with a dropped crutch and a basketball vest.
2. Sometimes our politics uses that division as a tool and a crutch.
3. But, as with so many overweight people, food became one my crutch.
4. He kept repeating the phrase "to be honest with you" as a verbal crutch.
5. Kennedy, D–Mass., said U.S. troops are a crutch‘‘ for Iraq and their presence continues to fuel the insurgency. The best way to remove that crutch is to see a substantial withdrawal of American troops.