crutch
noun /krʌtʃ/
/krʌtʃ/
- one of two long sticks that you put under your arms to help you walk after you have injured your leg or foot
- After the accident I spent six months on crutches.
- She can only walk with crutches.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- emotional
- psychological
- need
- use
- use something as
- …
- on crutch
- with crutch
- (usually disapproving) a person or thing that gives you help or support but often makes you depend on them too much
- High interest rates are merely a crutch for the country’s ailing economy.
- He sees religion as an emotional crutch.
- She uses her work as a psychological crutch.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- emotional
- psychological
- need
- use
- use something as
- …
- on crutch
- with crutch
- (also crotch)the part of the body where the legs join at the top, including the area around the genitals
- (also crotch)the part of a pair of trousers, etc. that covers the crotch
Word OriginOld English crycc, cryc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruk and German Krücke.