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Noun(1) a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking(2) anything that serves as an expedient(3) a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground(4) used by disabled person while walking

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(1) Always supportive, we were the crutch for the other to lean on, when love dealt us the pain of heartbreak.(2) they use the Internet as a crutch for their loneliness(3) overalls reinforced with leather where the crutch took the saddle's chafing(4) I see anti-depressants as a crutch which will help me to get better, not the thing that will make me better.(5) One of my friends was a bright and beautiful girl who walked with a crutch and a stick as the result of what may have been polio in childhood.(6) I look at my spiritual practice as a way to engage and learn from life, not simply a crutch to help make it through.(7) You touch on it briefly in your post but I think it is important to take note that there is a difference between protecting yourself and creating a crutch to avoid dealing with difficulties.(8) a black skirt that barely hid her crutch(9) Kids got heavy in the first place because they used food as a crutch , as a coping mechanism.(10) Within a month I was able to hobble around with a cane or crutches , but I still had a limp.(11) My son is off his crutches now but still walks with a cane for support and is always in pain by the end of the day.(12) I steadied myself by leaning on my crutches for support.(13) Patients with severe leg weakness may need sticks, crutches , or a walking frame.(14) Meanwhile, his awareness campaign to help disabled children in Ethiopia has reaped dividends with hundreds of crutches already having been donated.(15) A slippery deck is especially hazardous for swimmers who use mobility equipment such as crutches , canes, and walkers.(16) After two months in the hospital, five operations, and many months of crutches and cane, today he can walk and run.