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crutch

 
 
/krʌtʃ/ noun [C]

Translation

STICK a stick that you put under your arm to help you walk if you have injured your leg or foot
koltuk değneği
[usually plural] Charles was on crutches (= walking with crutches) for six weeks.608
BODY UK ( UK/US crotch) the part of your body between the tops of your legs, or the part of a piece of clothing that covers this area
ağ, pantolon bacak arası
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(Definition of crutch noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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