[{"word":"crutches","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He walked on crutches for a month until the cast was removed from his leg."},{"definition":"Something that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Alcohol became a crutch to help him through the long nights; eventually it killed him."},{"definition":"A crotch; the area of body where the legs fork from the trunk.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A knee, or piece of knee timber.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A forked stanchion or post; a crotch.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A type of cross formed from two C-shapes joined back to back.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crutch","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crutches"]}]