What does CRUTCH mean?
Definitions for CRUTCH
krʌtʃcrutch
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word CRUTCH.
Princeton's WordNet
crutchnoun
a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
crutchnoun
anything that serves as an expedient
"he uses drugs as a psychological crutch"
Wiktionary
crutchnoun
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.
crutchnoun
Something that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop
Alcohol became a crutch to help him through the long nights; eventually it killed him.
crutchnoun
A crotch; the area of body where the legs fork from the trunk.
crutchverb
To support on crutches; to prop up.
Two fools that crutch their feeble sense on verse. uE000210057uE001 Dryden.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CRUTCHnoun
A support used by cripples.
Etymology: croccia, Ital. croce, Fr. crucke, Germ.
Ah, thus king Henry throws away his crutch,
Before his legs be firm to bear his body. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.Beauty doth varnish age, as if new born,
And gives the crutch the cradle’s infancy. William Shakespeare.Hence, therefore, thou nice crutch:
A scaly gauntlet now, with joints of steel,
Must glove this hand. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. ii.On these new crutches let them learn to walk. John Dryden, Geor.
This fair defect, this helpless aid call’d wife,
The bending crutch of a decrepit life. Dryden.At best a crutch that lifts the weak along,
Supports the feeble, but retards the strong. Smith.The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego,
And leap exulting like the bounding roe. Alexander Pope, Messiah.To Crutchverb
To support on crutches as a cripple.
Etymology: from crutch.
I hasten Og and Doeg to rehearse,
Two fools that crutch their feeble sense on verse. Dryden.
Wikipedia
Crutch
A crutch is a mobility aid that transfers weight from the legs to the upper body. It is often used by people who cannot use their legs to support their weight, for reasons ranging from short-term injuries to lifelong disabilities.
ChatGPT
crutch
A crutch is a support typically consisting of a metal or wooden rod with a padded area at the top that fits under the armpit and a grip below, used by a person with an injury or disability to assist in walking or moving around. In a broader sense, crutch can also refer to anything that serves as a temporary support or aid.
Webster Dictionary
Crutchnoun
a staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking
Crutchnoun
a form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider
Crutchnoun
a knee, or piece of knee timber
Crutchnoun
a forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See Crotch
Crutchverb
to support on crutches; to prop up
Etymology: [OE. crucche, AS. crycc, cricc; akin to D. kruk, G. krcke, Dan. krykke, Sw. krycka, and to E. crook. See Crook, and cf. Cricket a low stool.]
Wikidata
Crutch
A crutch is a mobility aid that transfers weight from the legs to the upper body. It is often used for people who cannot use their legs to support their weight, for reasons ranging from short-term injuries to life-long disabilities.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Crutch
kruch, n. a staff with a cross-piece at the head to place under the arm of a lame person: any support like a crutch.—v.t. to support: to prop.—v.i. to go on crutches.—adj. Crutched, marked by the sign of or wearing a cross.—n.pl. Crutched′-frī′ars, an order of friars so called from the sign of the cross which they wore—Crouched- or Crossed-friars. [From root of Crook; perh. modified by L. crux.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
crutch
A support fixed upon the taffrail for the main boom of a sloop, brig, cutter, &c., and a chock for the driver-boom of a ship when their respective sails are furled. Also, crooked timber inside the after-peak of a vessel, for securing the heels of the cant or half-timbers: they are fayed and bolted on the foot-waling. Also, stanchions of wood or iron whose upper parts are forked to receive masts, yards, and other spars, and which are fixed along the sides and gangways. Crutches are used instead of rowlocks, and also on the sides of large boats to support the oars and spars.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CRUTCH
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Crutch is ranked #78040 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Crutch surname appeared 245 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Crutch.
80% or 196 total occurrences were Black.
11.8% or 29 total occurrences were White.
3.6% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
3.2% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of CRUTCH in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of CRUTCH in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of CRUTCH in a Sentence
We must use time as a tool, not as a crutch.
Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love (1972):
History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it.
It sends the wrong message. Maybe you're using it as a crutch during a hard month ... you're not going to see changes from that beyond Christmas.
Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch.
Reality is a crutch for people who can't handle drugs.
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Translations for CRUTCH
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- патерица, опора, подставкаBulgarian
- flac'hBreton
- crossaCatalan, Valencian
- berleCzech
- Stütze, KrückeGerman
- soporte, apoyo, muletaSpanish
- kainalosauva, tukiFinnish
- soutient, support, béquilleFrench
- mankóHungarian
- անթացուպArmenian
- styrkur, hækja, stoðIcelandic
- stampella, grucciaItalian
- 松葉杖Japanese
- گۆچانKurdish
- KrätschLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- krykkeNorwegian
- krukDutch
- krykkje, krykkeNorwegian Nynorsk
- muletaPortuguese
- cârjăRomanian
- костыльRussian
- шта̏ка, štȁkaSerbo-Croatian
- berglaSlovene
- shtratAlbanian
- kryckaSwedish
- qoʻltiqUzbek
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