APA Dictionary of Psychology
crutch
- n.
- a device, usually made of metal or wood, designed to provide ambulatory support to people with disabilities or other problems affecting the lower limbs.
- colloquially, a nonspecific coping or support mechanism, which may be of a psychological, medicinal, or other nature.
- a learning aid.
Updated on 04/19/2018
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