transcription, транскрипция: [ krʌtʃ ]
( crutches)
1.
A crutch is a stick whose top fits round or under the user’s arm, which someone with an injured foot or leg uses to support their weight when walking.
I can walk without the aid of crutches...
I was on crutches for a while.
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2.
If you refer to someone or something as a crutch , you mean that they give you help or support.
He gave up the crutch of alcohol.
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3.
Your crutch is the same as your crotch . ( mainly BRIT )
He kicked him in the crutch.
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