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Crutch Bre /Krʌtʃ/Name /Krʌtʃ/ Noun 1 One Long Sticks Put Arms

Front crutch
Back BrE /krʌtʃ/NAmE /krʌtʃ/

noun

1 one of two long sticks that you put under your arms to help you walk after you have injured your leg or footAfter the accident I spent six months on crutches.
• (腿或脚受伤病人用的)腋杖
2 (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.
3 = crotch

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