crutch

crutch is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking.
2. noun. A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
3. noun. A knee, or piece of knee timber
4. noun. A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See Crotch.
5. transitive verb. To support on crutches; to prop up.
6. noun. anything that serves as an expedient

   "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch"

7. noun. a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking

Common word forms

crutched, crutcher, crutches, crutching

Words from these letters

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