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

1. Tom used crutches to get around.

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2. Tom needs crutches to get around.

   deTom braucht Krücken, um sich fortzubewegen.

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3. Tom uses crutches to get around.

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4. I can now walk without crutches.

   ruТеперь я могу ходить без костылей.

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5. Tom doesn't need to use crutches anymore.

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