crutch

About 0.62 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.

   He walked on crutches for a month until the cast was removed from his leg.

2. noun Something or someone that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthy dependency; a prop.

   Alcohol became a crutch to help him through the long nights; eventually it killed him.

3. noun A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
4. noun A knee, or piece of knee timber.
5. noun A forked stanchion or post.
6. noun An improvised device, usually made from a piece of cardboard, to hold the last end of a joint.
7. verb To support on crutches; to prop up.
8. verb To move on crutches.

Similar words

rod walking stand support leg cane stilt crutcher cramp cradler

Often followed by

and to of for walking or in is that

Word family

crutched crutches crutching