crutch
/krʌtʃ/noun
उच्चारण क्रच
बैसाखी
Core word
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[C]
one of two long sticks that you put under your arms to help you walk after you have injured your leg or foot
बैसाखी
- After the accident he was on crutches for six weeks.
- She can walk now without her crutches.
- The player hobbled off the field on crutches.
+ 2 more examples
- He leaned on a crutch as he climbed the steps.
- A pair of crutches stood beside the hospital bed.
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[C] disapproving
a person or thing that gives you help or support, often in a way that makes you depend on them too much
सहारा (जिस पर व्यक्ति बहुत निर्भर हो जाए)
- He uses his guide books as a crutch instead of reading the textbook.
- Relying on a calculator can become a crutch.
- Some students use memorised notes as a crutch and never really understand the topic.
+ 2 more examples
- Do not let a mobile phone become a crutch in every conversation.
- For her, tea became a crutch during stressful exam weeks.
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[C] British
the place where a person's legs, or the legs of a pair of trousers, join at the top
जाँघों का जोड़ (पतलून में भी)
- The trousers were too tight in the crutch.
- The seam at the crutch of the jeans had split.
- The tailor adjusted the length of the trousers from the crutch down.
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- These shorts are cut too low in the crutch.
- A tear had appeared at the crutch of his old trousers.
Synonyms crotch
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
crutch (countable noun, usually a pair)
A stick that fits under the arm to help an injured person walk. Usually plural: a pair of crutches.
बाँह के नीचे लगने वाली छड़ी जो घायल व्यक्ति को चलने में सहारा देती है। प्रायः plural: a pair of crutches।
- He walked on crutches for two months.
- She leaned the crutches against the wall.
on crutches / with crutches
Use on crutches for the state of walking with them.
उनके सहारे चलने की अवस्था के लिए 'on crutches' आता है।
- The player came to the ground on crutches.
crutch (figurative)
A person or thing you depend on too much. Often with use something as a crutch.
कोई व्यक्ति या वस्तु जिस पर आप आवश्यकता से अधिक निर्भर हों। प्रायः 'use something as a crutch' में।
- Don't use a calculator as a crutch.
- Tea had become his crutch during exams.
crutch (verb, rare)
Rarely used as a verb. The common forms are walk on crutches or hobble with crutches.
क्रिया के रूप में यह बहुत कम आता है। आम रूप 'walk on crutches' या 'hobble with crutches' हैं।
- He hobbled along on his crutches.
+Collocations 5
verb + crutches
useneedwalk onlean onthrow away
- She needed crutches after the fall.
pair/set of + crutches
a pair of crutcheswooden crutchesmetal crutches
- The hospital lent him a pair of crutches.
figurative crutch
use as a crutchemotional crutchbecome a crutchact as a crutch
- Slang can become a crutch for lazy speakers.
adjective + crutch
mentalemotionalfinancialconvenienttemporary
- Money became his emotional crutch.
crutch + preposition
on crutcheswithout crutchesoff the crutcheswith the help of crutches
- He took his first steps without crutches.
“More examples 6
- Radhika broke her leg and had to go to school on crutches.
राधिका का पैर टूट गया और उसे बैसाखियों के सहारे स्कूल जाना पड़ा।
- The doctor said he would be off crutches in six weeks.
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि वह छह सप्ताह में बैसाखियाँ छोड़ देगा।
- Notes should help you revise; do not make them a crutch.
नोट्स दोहराई में सहायता करें, उन्हें अपना सहारा न बना लें।
- A man on crutches climbed into the bus with difficulty.
बैसाखी वाला एक व्यक्ति कठिनाई से बस में चढ़ा।
- She regards coffee as a crutch for long days.
वह कॉफ़ी को लंबे दिनों के लिए सहारा मानती है।
- The school gave the injured boy a wheelchair and crutches.
स्कूल ने घायल लड़के को wheelchair और बैसाखियाँ दीं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He walks with a crutches.
✓ He walks on crutches.
Crutches is plural; the fixed phrase is on crutches.
'Crutches' plural है; स्थायी phrase 'on crutches' है।
✗ She became dependent from her phone as a crutch.
✓ She became dependent on her phone as a crutch.
Dependent takes the preposition on.
'Dependent' के बाद preposition 'on' आता है।