crutch
Pronunciation:
/kɹʌtʃ/noun
Definitions
A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.
Example: He walked on crutches for a month until the cast was removed from his leg.
Something that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop
Example: Alcohol became a crutch to help him through the long nights; eventually it killed him.
A crotch; the area of body where the legs fork from the trunk.
A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
verb
Definitions
To support on crutches; to prop up.
To move on crutches.
To shear the hindquarters of a sheep; to dag.
To stir with a crutch (in soap making)