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What is the noun for crutch?

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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.
  2. Something that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop
  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. (nautical) A knee, or piece of knee timber.
  6. (nautical) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch.
  7. (heraldry) A type of cross formed from two "C"s joined back-to-back
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  9. Examples:
    1. “I had to walk with a crutch for some time, but gradually got better and stronger.”
      “A great emperor, using his wealth as a crutch, built this mausoleum for his wife, but what has it to do with the love of us poor?”
      “As student abilities grow, teachers reduce the amount of support they give so that these students continue to grow, instead of using that support as a crutch.”
crutches
  1. plural of crutch
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Patients with severe leg weakness may need sticks, crutches, or a walking frame.”
      “The workers here carry walking sticks, use crutches, or get around in wheelchairs.”
      “He had grown very adept at using the crutches and now spent less time in bed than ever before.”
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