Definition of crutch in English:

crutch

noun krʌtʃkrətʃ

1A long stick with a crosspiece at the top, used as a support under the armpit by a lame person.
（T字形）拐杖
Example sentencesExamples
- Not being able to walk without crutches and needing a special wheelchair that cost more than £6,000, she wondered if she would ever be able to follow her classmates and go on to college.
- Of course, I had been outside a few times with crutches for support, but that wasn't the same thing at all.
- In most patients, the use of two properly fitted crutches should be considered during the initial, most painful period after injury.
- Since throwing down her crutches and declaring her knee operation a success, she has been undergoing therapy for nine hours every day.
- He had to take to using crutches rather than sticks in order to get around.
- Within a month I was able to hobble around with a cane or crutches, but I still had a limp.
- Meanwhile, his awareness campaign to help disabled children in Ethiopia has reaped dividends with hundreds of crutches already having been donated.
- The workers here carry walking sticks, use crutches, or get around in wheelchairs.
- At this stage, patients were encouraged to increase their weightbearing as much as possible, with a view to discarding their crutches as soon as possible.
- There were people in wheel chairs, people with walking sticks and crutches and people with guide dogs.
- I could cope with hobbling to the lectures on crutches after the operation but I had no idea where I was going to find the money.
- She had been on crutches and in pain and thought the staff were being unhelpful.
- Patients with severe leg weakness may need sticks, crutches, or a walking frame.
- I steadied myself by leaning on my crutches for support.
- After two months in the hospital, five operations, and many months of crutches and cane, today he can walk and run.
- My son is off his crutches now but still walks with a cane for support and is always in pain by the end of the day.
- One of my friends was a bright and beautiful girl who walked with a crutch and a stick as the result of what may have been polio in childhood.
- A slippery deck is especially hazardous for swimmers who use mobility equipment such as crutches, canes, and walkers.
- But while those who use wheelchairs, crutches or walking frames can get into the post office, its size and layout makes it difficult for them to turn around and get out again.
- It's difficult to understand why so many crutches, white sticks and wheelchairs remain unclaimed.
Synonyms
walking stick, cane, staff
1. 1.1in singular A thing used for support or reassurance.
  〈喻〉支撑物，依靠，支柱
  they use the Internet as a crutch for their loneliness
  他们将因特网用作孤独时的精神寄托。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Kids got heavy in the first place because they used food as a crutch, as a coping mechanism.
  You touch on it briefly in your post but I think it is important to take note that there is a difference between protecting yourself and creating a crutch to avoid dealing with difficulties.
  I look at my spiritual practice as a way to engage and learn from life, not simply a crutch to help make it through.
  Always supportive, we were the crutch for the other to lean on, when love dealt us the pain of heartbreak.
  I see anti-depressants as a crutch which will help me to get better, not the thing that will make me better.
2The crotch of the body or a garment.
（身体或衣服的）同CROTCH
the water was up to my crutch
overalls reinforced with leather where the crutch took the saddle's chafing
Synonyms
crotch, genitals

Origin

Old English crycc, cryc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruk and German Krücke.

Rhymes

clutch, Dutch, hutch, inasmuch, insomuch, much, mutch, scutch, such, thrutch, touch

Definition of crutch in US English:

crutch

nounkrəCHkrətʃ

1A long stick with a crosspiece at the top, used as a support under the armpit by a lame person.
（T字形）拐杖
Example sentencesExamples
- It's difficult to understand why so many crutches, white sticks and wheelchairs remain unclaimed.
- Meanwhile, his awareness campaign to help disabled children in Ethiopia has reaped dividends with hundreds of crutches already having been donated.
- But while those who use wheelchairs, crutches or walking frames can get into the post office, its size and layout makes it difficult for them to turn around and get out again.
- I could cope with hobbling to the lectures on crutches after the operation but I had no idea where I was going to find the money.
- At this stage, patients were encouraged to increase their weightbearing as much as possible, with a view to discarding their crutches as soon as possible.
- I steadied myself by leaning on my crutches for support.
- A slippery deck is especially hazardous for swimmers who use mobility equipment such as crutches, canes, and walkers.
- Not being able to walk without crutches and needing a special wheelchair that cost more than £6,000, she wondered if she would ever be able to follow her classmates and go on to college.
- There were people in wheel chairs, people with walking sticks and crutches and people with guide dogs.
- The workers here carry walking sticks, use crutches, or get around in wheelchairs.
- He had to take to using crutches rather than sticks in order to get around.
- In most patients, the use of two properly fitted crutches should be considered during the initial, most painful period after injury.
- My son is off his crutches now but still walks with a cane for support and is always in pain by the end of the day.
- Of course, I had been outside a few times with crutches for support, but that wasn't the same thing at all.
- One of my friends was a bright and beautiful girl who walked with a crutch and a stick as the result of what may have been polio in childhood.
- She had been on crutches and in pain and thought the staff were being unhelpful.
- After two months in the hospital, five operations, and many months of crutches and cane, today he can walk and run.
- Since throwing down her crutches and declaring her knee operation a success, she has been undergoing therapy for nine hours every day.
- Within a month I was able to hobble around with a cane or crutches, but I still had a limp.
- Patients with severe leg weakness may need sticks, crutches, or a walking frame.
Synonyms
walking stick, cane, staff
1. 1.1in singular A thing used for support or reassurance.
  〈喻〉支撑物，依靠，支柱
  they use the Internet as a crutch for their loneliness
  他们将因特网用作孤独时的精神寄托。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Always supportive, we were the crutch for the other to lean on, when love dealt us the pain of heartbreak.
  You touch on it briefly in your post but I think it is important to take note that there is a difference between protecting yourself and creating a crutch to avoid dealing with difficulties.
  Kids got heavy in the first place because they used food as a crutch, as a coping mechanism.
  I see anti-depressants as a crutch which will help me to get better, not the thing that will make me better.
  I look at my spiritual practice as a way to engage and learn from life, not simply a crutch to help make it through.
2
another term for crotch (of the body or a garment)
Synonyms
crotch, genitals

Origin

Old English crycc, cryc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruk and German Krücke.

单词	crutch
释义	Definition of crutch in English: crutch noun krʌtʃkrətʃ 1A long stick with a crosspiece at the top, used as a support under the armpit by a lame person. （T字形）拐杖 Example sentencesExamples Not being able to walk without crutches and needing a special wheelchair that cost more than £6,000, she wondered if she would ever be able to follow her classmates and go on to college. Of course, I had been outside a few times with crutches for support, but that wasn't the same thing at all. In most patients, the use of two properly fitted crutches should be considered during the initial, most painful period after injury. Since throwing down her crutches and declaring her knee operation a success, she has been undergoing therapy for nine hours every day. He had to take to using crutches rather than sticks in order to get around. Within a month I was able to hobble around with a cane or crutches, but I still had a limp. Meanwhile, his awareness campaign to help disabled children in Ethiopia has reaped dividends with hundreds of crutches already having been donated. The workers here carry walking sticks, use crutches, or get around in wheelchairs. At this stage, patients were encouraged to increase their weightbearing as much as possible, with a view to discarding their crutches as soon as possible. There were people in wheel chairs, people with walking sticks and crutches and people with guide dogs. I could cope with hobbling to the lectures on crutches after the operation but I had no idea where I was going to find the money. She had been on crutches and in pain and thought the staff were being unhelpful. Patients with severe leg weakness may need sticks, crutches, or a walking frame. I steadied myself by leaning on my crutches for support. After two months in the hospital, five operations, and many months of crutches and cane, today he can walk and run. My son is off his crutches now but still walks with a cane for support and is always in pain by the end of the day. One of my friends was a bright and beautiful girl who walked with a crutch and a stick as the result of what may have been polio in childhood. A slippery deck is especially hazardous for swimmers who use mobility equipment such as crutches, canes, and walkers. But while those who use wheelchairs, crutches or walking frames can get into the post office, its size and layout makes it difficult for them to turn around and get out again. It's difficult to understand why so many crutches, white sticks and wheelchairs remain unclaimed. Synonyms walking stick, cane, staff 1.1in singular A thing used for support or reassurance. 〈喻〉支撑物，依靠，支柱 they use the Internet as a crutch for their loneliness 他们将因特网用作孤独时的精神寄托。 Example sentencesExamples Kids got heavy in the first place because they used food as a crutch, as a coping mechanism. You touch on it briefly in your post but I think it is important to take note that there is a difference between protecting yourself and creating a crutch to avoid dealing with difficulties. I look at my spiritual practice as a way to engage and learn from life, not simply a crutch to help make it through. Always supportive, we were the crutch for the other to lean on, when love dealt us the pain of heartbreak. I see anti-depressants as a crutch which will help me to get better, not the thing that will make me better. 2The crotch of the body or a garment. （身体或衣服的）同CROTCH the water was up to my crutch overalls reinforced with leather where the crutch took the saddle's chafing Synonyms crotch, genitals Origin Old English crycc, cryc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruk and German Krücke. Rhymes clutch, Dutch, hutch, inasmuch, insomuch, much, mutch, scutch, such, thrutch, touch Definition of crutch in US English: crutch nounkrəCHkrətʃ 1A long stick with a crosspiece at the top, used as a support under the armpit by a lame person. （T字形）拐杖 Example sentencesExamples It's difficult to understand why so many crutches, white sticks and wheelchairs remain unclaimed. Meanwhile, his awareness campaign to help disabled children in Ethiopia has reaped dividends with hundreds of crutches already having been donated. But while those who use wheelchairs, crutches or walking frames can get into the post office, its size and layout makes it difficult for them to turn around and get out again. I could cope with hobbling to the lectures on crutches after the operation but I had no idea where I was going to find the money. At this stage, patients were encouraged to increase their weightbearing as much as possible, with a view to discarding their crutches as soon as possible. I steadied myself by leaning on my crutches for support. A slippery deck is especially hazardous for swimmers who use mobility equipment such as crutches, canes, and walkers. Not being able to walk without crutches and needing a special wheelchair that cost more than £6,000, she wondered if she would ever be able to follow her classmates and go on to college. There were people in wheel chairs, people with walking sticks and crutches and people with guide dogs. The workers here carry walking sticks, use crutches, or get around in wheelchairs. He had to take to using crutches rather than sticks in order to get around. In most patients, the use of two properly fitted crutches should be considered during the initial, most painful period after injury. My son is off his crutches now but still walks with a cane for support and is always in pain by the end of the day. Of course, I had been outside a few times with crutches for support, but that wasn't the same thing at all. One of my friends was a bright and beautiful girl who walked with a crutch and a stick as the result of what may have been polio in childhood. She had been on crutches and in pain and thought the staff were being unhelpful. After two months in the hospital, five operations, and many months of crutches and cane, today he can walk and run. Since throwing down her crutches and declaring her knee operation a success, she has been undergoing therapy for nine hours every day. Within a month I was able to hobble around with a cane or crutches, but I still had a limp. Patients with severe leg weakness may need sticks, crutches, or a walking frame. Synonyms walking stick, cane, staff 1.1in singular A thing used for support or reassurance. 〈喻〉支撑物，依靠，支柱 they use the Internet as a crutch for their loneliness 他们将因特网用作孤独时的精神寄托。 Example sentencesExamples Always supportive, we were the crutch for the other to lean on, when love dealt us the pain of heartbreak. You touch on it briefly in your post but I think it is important to take note that there is a difference between protecting yourself and creating a crutch to avoid dealing with difficulties. Kids got heavy in the first place because they used food as a crutch, as a coping mechanism. I see anti-depressants as a crutch which will help me to get better, not the thing that will make me better. I look at my spiritual practice as a way to engage and learn from life, not simply a crutch to help make it through. 2 another term for crotch (of the body or a garment) Synonyms crotch, genitals Origin Old English crycc, cryc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruk and German Krücke.
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