crutch

1. A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.

   He walked on crutches for a month until the cast was removed from his leg.

   Krücke

   косты́льkostýlʹ

   ми́лицяmýlycja, ко́стурkóstur, костуря́каkosturjáka

2. (переносно)Something or someone that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthy dependency; a prop.

   Alcohol became a crutch to help him through the long nights; eventually it killed him.

   Stütze, Krücke

3. A crotch; the area of body where the legs fork from the trunk.

4. A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.

5. A knee, or piece of knee timber.

6. A forked stanchion or post; a crotch.

7. (сленг)An improvised device, usually made from a piece of cardboard, to hold the last end of a joint.

1. I can now walk without crutches.

   Теперь я могу ходить без костылей. — marafon

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2. A young girl on crutches asked Tom where he lived.

   Девушка на костылях спросила Тома, где он живет. — sharptoothed

   deEin junges Mädchen auf Krücken fragte Tom, wo er wohne. — Yorwba

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3. The last time I saw Tom he was walking on crutches.

   Последний раз, когда я видел Тома, он был на костылях. — marafon

   deAls ich Tom zuletzt gesehen habe, ging er an Krücken. — samueldora

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4. When he broke his leg, he had to use crutches for 3 months.

   Когда он сломал ногу, ему 3 месяца пришлось ходить на костылях. — afyodor

   deAls er sich sein Bein brach, musste er drei Monate lang Krücken verwenden. — jakov

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5. When Tom broke his leg, he had to use crutches for three months.

   Когда Том сломал ногу, ему три месяца пришлось ходить на костылях. — marafon

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