Definition of crutch Crutch
/kɹʌˈʧ/ - [kruch] - crutch
We found 15 definitions of crutch from 6 different sources.
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What does crutch mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: crutches |
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| crutch - anything that serves as an expedient; "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch" | ||
| crutch - a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking |
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Wiktionary 
- crutch (Noun)
A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg. - crutch (Noun)
Something that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop. - crutch (Noun)
A crotch; the area of body where the legs fork from the trunk. - crutch (Verb)
To support on crutches; to prop up. - crutch (Verb)
To shear the hindquarters of a sheep; to dag.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- crutch (n.)
A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking. - crutch (n.)
A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider. - crutch (n.)
A knee, or piece of knee timber - crutch (n.)
A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See Crotch. - crutch (v. t.)
To support on crutches; to prop up.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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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.
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