Words / B1

KRUCH/krʌtʃ/

A crutch is a support you put under your arm to help you walk with an injured leg. A walking stick is held in the hand; a wheelchair is for sitting. Corridors: a crutch still needs a lift pass; the stairs are not a shortcut.

Meaning

A support you put under your arm to help you walk with an injured leg.

Examples

• “A crutch on the corridor still needs a lift pass; the stairs are not a shortcut.”
• “A spare crutch from the nurse is signed out; PE is adapted, not skipped without a note.”

Good to know

a crutch; a pair of crutches. Contrast: a walking stick / a wheelchair. Nurse / lifts. Countable. Mix-up: to crutch is not a common verb; the noun is the aid. Extra: a crutch can mean something you depend on too much.

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