crutch
To support on crutchesTo support on crutches; to prop up.
» Tom used crutches to get around.
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4 senses(transitive)To support on crutches; to prop up.
(intransitive)To move on crutches.
(transitive)To shear the hindquarters of a sheep; to dag.
(transitive)To stir with a crutch.
Examples
54 sentencesTom used crutches to get around.
Tom needs crutches to get around.
deTom braucht Krücken, um sich fortzubewegen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom uses crutches to get around.
I can now walk without crutches.
ruТеперь я могу ходить без костылей. — marafon
Tom doesn't need to use crutches anymore.
Origin
From Middle English crucche, from Old English cryċċ (“crutch, staff”), from Proto-West GerFrom Middle English crucche, from Old English cryċċ (“crutch, staff”), from Proto-West Germanic *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic *krukjō (“crutch, staff”), from Proto-Indo-European *grewg- (“wrinkle, bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, bend”).
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Forms
crutches, crutching, crutched, crutchedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- use crutches
- to use crutches
- crutches to get
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.