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# crutch

«crutch» in Mova's school dictionary: **a long stick with a support for under the arm or a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a crutch, crutches)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A crutch is a long stick with a support for under the arm or a handle, used to help someone walk when a leg or foot is injured. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crutch/#m1)

2) A crutch is something you depend on too much for support or comfort. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crutch/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and first aid, someone with a broken leg walks on crutches for some weeks. In stories, a character on crutches has been injured. Phrases: on crutches, a pair of crutches, use something as a crutch.

### examples

- She walked on crutches after breaking her ankle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crutch/#x1)
- He needed a pair of crutches for six weeks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crutch/#x2)
- The doctor showed me how to use the crutches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crutch/#x3)
- It's hard to carry a tray when you're on crutches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crutch/#x4)
- The calculator should not become a crutch; learn your times tables too. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crutch/#x5)
- Hold the door for people on crutches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crutch/#x6)
- Outside the church door stood an old beggar, leaning on his crutch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crutch/#x7)

### note

Countable: a crutch, crutches (add -es after ch). Usually used in pairs. «Crotch» is a different word (where the legs meet); some people mix them up.

### In the corpora

- [He landed badly, twisted his ankle and spent the next two weeks on crutches.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/390-showing-off/2/)
- [Six weeks on crutches.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/472-rival-teams-and-the-older-bully/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «crutch» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crutch/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.