crutch

noun

/krʌtʃ/

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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.
Topics Medicinec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- emotional
- psychological
verb + crutch
- need
- use
- use something as
- …
preposition
- on crutch
- with crutch
See full entry
(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 Dictionary
adjective
- emotional
- psychological
verb + crutch
- need
- use
- use something as
- …
preposition
- on crutch
- with crutch
See full entry
(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.

单词	crutch
释义	crutch noun /krʌtʃ/ /krʌtʃ/ jump to other results 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. Topics Medicinec1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective emotional psychological verb + crutch need use use something as … preposition on crutch with crutch See full entry (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 verb + crutch need use use something as … preposition on crutch with crutch See full entry (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.
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