1. crutch - Noun
2. crutch - Verb
A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking.
A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
A knee, or piece of knee timber
A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See Crotch.
To support on crutches; to prop up.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWhen you're together with someone for some time, you will automatically depend on them as if they were a crutch. And then it ends. Kim Wilde
Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch. James Baldwin
Reality is a crutch for people who can't handle drugs. Lily Tomlin
Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people. Jesse Ventura
Literature is a good staff but a bad crutch. English Proverb
The crutch of time does more than the club of Hercules. English Proverb