CRUTCH: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CRUTCH?

Need another word that means the same as “crutch”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “crutch” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Crutch” are: walking stick, cane, staff, crotch, genitals

Crutch as a Noun

Definitions of "Crutch" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “crutch” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A long stick with a crosspiece at the top, used as a support under the armpit by a person with an injury or disability.
• Anything that serves as an expedient.
• A wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking.
• A thing used for support or reassurance.
• The crotch of the body or a garment.

Synonyms of "Crutch" as a noun (5 Words)

cane	The hollow jointed stem of a tall grass especially bamboo or sugar cane or the stem of a slender palm such as rattan. Tie the shoot to a cane if vertical growth is required.
crotch	The angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk. He climbed into the crotch of a tree.
staff	A strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose. After the Second World War he took up a string of staff appointments.
walking stick	The act of traveling by foot.

Usage Examples of "Crutch" as a noun

• They use the Internet as a crutch for their loneliness.
• He uses drugs as a psychological crutch.
• Overalls reinforced with leather where the crutch took the saddle's chafing.
• The water was up to my crutch.

Associations of "Crutch" (30 Words)

barefoot	Wearing nothing on the feet. He chased her barefoot across the meadow.
claw	Attack as if with claws. She clawed the doorknob.
crippled	(of a person) unable to walk or move normally; disabled. A crippled soldier.
deaf	Make or render deaf. I m a bit deaf so you ll have to speak up.
deformity	The state of being deformed or misshapen. Respiratory problems caused by spinal deformity.
disable	Put out of action. Disable this command on your computer.
disabled	(of a person) having a physical or mental condition that limits their movements, senses, or activities. Disabled access is available at all venues.
disfigure	Mar or spoil the appearance of. Litter disfigures the countryside.
flipper	A broad flat limb without fingers, used for swimming by various sea animals such as seals, whales, and turtles.
foot	A member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger. He followed on foot.
hamstring	Cripple a person or animal by cutting their hamstrings. He pulled a hamstring.
handicap	A race or contest in which a handicap is imposed. He plays off a handicap of 10.
handicapped	People collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped. His third child was born severely handicapped.
heel	Touch the ground with the heel when dancing. He rubbed the heel of his hand against the window.
hindfoot	A rear foot of a quadruped.
hobble	Hamper the action or progress of. The chairman was hobbled by the all powerful dean.
injury	Wrongdoing that violates another’s rights and is unjustly inflicted. She suffered an injury to her back.
lame	Make a person or animal lame. She wore a gold lame dress.
leg	A structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion. One leg of its race round the globe.
limp	A tendency to limp a gait impeded by injury or stiffness. The badly damaged aircraft limped back to Sicily.
maim	Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation. 100 000 soldiers were killed or maimed.
mutilate	Destroy or injure severely. Most of the prisoners had been mutilated.
paw	Scrape with the paws. The horse rose up its forelegs pawing the air.
podiatrist	A specialist in care for the feet. If a toe has a discharge it is likely infected and needs to be treated by a podiatrist.
podiatry	The branch of medicine concerned with the feet.
sick	People who are sick. This was someone s idea of a sick joke.
toe	Walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction. The contrast potential of the printing is indicated by the steepness of the curve from shoulder to toe.
webbed	Having the digits connected by a thin fold of skin. A heavy webbed strap.
wheelchair	A chair fitted with wheels for use as a means of transport by a person who is unable to walk as a result of illness, injury, or disability.