'Crutch' definitions:

Definition of 'crutch'

From: WordNet
noun
A wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
noun
Anything that serves as an expedient; "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch"

Definition of 'Crutch'

From: GCIDE
  • Crutch \Crutch\, v. t. To support on crutches; to prop up. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • Two fools that crutch their feeble sense on verse. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Crutch'

From: GCIDE
  • Crutch \Crutch\ (kr[u^]ch; 224), n.; pl. Crutches (-[e^]z). [OE. crucche, AS. crycc, cricc; akin to D. kruk, G. kr["u]cke, Dan. krykke, Sw. krycka, and to E. crook. See Crook, and cf. Cricket a low stool.]
  • 1. A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking. [1913 Webster]
  • I'll lean upon one crutch, and fight with the other. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Rhyme is a crutch that lifts the weak alone. --H. Smith. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Naut.) (a) A knee, or piece of knee timber. (b) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See Crotch. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'crutch'

From: GCIDE
  • Crotch \Crotch\ (kr[o^]ch; 224), n.; pl. Crotches (kr[o^]ch"[e^]z). [Cf. Crotchet, Crutch.]
  • 1. The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree. more specifically, the space on the human torso between the two legs; also, the corresponding part between the legs of a pair of pants, which is in contact with the crotch of the wearer; as, pants with a tight crotch have become very popular. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • 2. (Naut.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also crane and crutch. --Totten. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Billiards) In the three-ball carom game, a small space at each corner of the table. See Crotched, below. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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