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crutch
Overview of noun crutch
The noun crutch has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) crutch -- (a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking)
2. (1) crutch -- (anything that serves as an expedient; "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun crutch
2 senses of crutch
Sense 1
crutch
=> staff
=> stick
=> implement
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
crutch
=> expedient
=> means, agency, way
=> implementation, effectuation
=> deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun crutch
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun crutch
2 senses of crutch
Sense 1
crutch
=> staff
Sense 2
crutch
=> expedient
Antonyms of noun crutch
Member Holonyms of noun crutch
Substance Holonyms of noun crutch
Part Holonyms of noun crutch
Member Meronyms of noun crutch
Substance Meronyms of noun crutch
Part Meronyms of noun crutch
Meronyms of noun crutch
Holonyms of noun crutch
Attributes of noun crutch
Derived Forms of noun crutch
Domain of noun crutch
Domain Terms of noun crutch
Familiarity of noun crutch
crutch used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun crutch
2 senses of crutch
Sense 1
crutch
> staff
=> alpenstock
=> baton
=> crook, shepherd's crook
=> crutch
=> distaff
=> flagpole, flagstaff
=> pikestaff
=> quarterstaff
Sense 2
crutch
> expedient
=> makeshift, stopgap, make-do
=> crutch
=> improvisation, temporary expedient
=> pis aller, last resort
Meronyms of noun crutch
2 senses of crutch
Sense 1
crutch
=> staff
=> stick
=> implement
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun crutch
Grep of noun crutch
crutch
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