Related Words for crutch

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crutches
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Noun, Noun
hindrance
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Noun
metaphor
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Noun
prop
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Noun
gimmick
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Noun
hobble
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Noun, Verb
limp
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Adjective
cane
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Noun
gimp
/
Noun
sling
/
Noun
cudgel
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Noun
lame
/
Noun
tool
/
Noun
excuse
x/
Noun
wheelchair
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Noun
brace
/
Noun
makeshift
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Adjective
crippled
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Verb
substitute
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Noun
tourniquet
xxx
Noun
cliche
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Noun
godsend
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Noun
weapon
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Noun
reliance
x/x
Noun
lean
/
Adjective, Verb
walker
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Name
toolbox
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Noun
shackle
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Noun
distraction
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Noun
slouch
/
Noun
crowbar
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Noun
lifeline
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Noun
prosthetic
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Adjective
bulwark
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Noun
counterbalance
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Noun
sledgehammer
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Noun
splint
/
Noun
useless
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Adjective
prosthesis
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Noun
habit
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Noun
panacea
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Noun
relying
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Verb
handhold
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Noun
reliant
x/x
Noun
hand
/
Noun
slur
/
Noun
straitjacket
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Noun
boon
/
Noun
curse
/
Noun
handy
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Noun
shoulder
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Noun
clunky
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Adjective
rope
/
Noun
euphemism
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Noun
overused
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Adjective
contrivance
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Noun
strapped
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Verb
weak
/
Adjective
justification
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Noun
savior
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Noun
stick
/
Noun
lifesaver
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Noun
aids
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Noun
clumsy
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Adjective
painkiller
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Noun
disguise
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Noun
appendage
x/x
Noun
surrogate
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Noun
hinge
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Noun
backbone
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Noun
fulcrum
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Noun
scapegoat
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Noun
ankle
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Noun
grip
/
Noun
crane
/
Noun
cradle
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Noun
carry
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Verb
catapult
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Noun
dray
/
Noun
lighter
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Adjective
boat
/
Noun
scuttle
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Verb
tagline
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Noun
trig
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Noun
raft
/
Noun
windlass
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Noun
scull
/
Noun
can hook
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Phrase, Noun
caddie
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Noun
slingshot
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Noun
stretcher
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Noun
fiddle
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Noun
ricker
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Name
gantry
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Noun
tackle
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Noun
bracket
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Noun
staff
/
Noun
drag
/
Noun
skid
/
Noun
thruster
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Noun
crab
/
Noun
truss
/
Noun
tugboat
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Noun
wheel
/
Noun
shore
/
Noun
carriage
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Noun
rocker
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Noun
wand
/
Noun
port
/
Noun
bridle
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Noun
tiller
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Noun
cruise
/
Noun
tower
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Noun
paddle
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Noun
hamper
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Noun
sweep
/
Noun
stock
/
Noun
drawbridge
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Noun
fishing rod
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Phrase, Noun
chute
/
Noun
armband
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Noun
rudder
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Noun
underarm
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Adjective
lined
/
Adjective
axilla
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Noun
uplifted
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Adjective
kick
/
Noun
leg
/
Noun
homemade
//
Adjective
brandishing
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Verb
saddle
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Noun
alibi
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Noun, Verb
ballast
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Noun, Verb
barbed
/
Adjective
barometer
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Noun
bent
/
Noun, Adjective
binocular
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
blunt
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
bowed
/
Adjective
broken
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Adjective, Noun
broom
/
Noun, Verb
burr
/
Name, Verb
cast
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
chew
/
Verb, Noun
clubbed
/
Adjective
coffin
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Noun, Verb
common
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
enticement
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Noun
feather
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Noun, Verb
forked
/
Adjective
fracture
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Noun, Verb
help
/
Verb, Noun
hook
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Noun, Verb
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
injury
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Noun, Verb
leash
/
Noun, Verb
oar
/
Noun, Verb
pain
/
Noun, Verb
peg
/
Noun, Verb
pointed
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Adjective
post
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
religion
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Noun, Verb
rod
/
Noun, Verb
rut
/
Noun, Verb
shelter
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Noun, Verb
signpost
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Noun, Verb
sled
/
Noun, Verb
stand
/
Verb, Noun
staple
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
support
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Noun, Verb
swinging
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Noun, Adjective
topped
/
Adjective
upraised
//
Adjective
walk
/
Verb, Noun
wood
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bundle
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Noun, Verb
aisle
/
Noun
closet
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
bog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stonewall
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Name, Verb, Adjective
backwater
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Noun, Verb
pidgin
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Noun
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
butt
/
Noun, Verb
milestone
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Noun, Verb
stovepipe
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Noun, Verb
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
nickel
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
daylight
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Noun, Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fall
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Verb, Noun