Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A variant of
crouched .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Supported upon crutches.
- adjective Marked with the sign of the cross; crouched.
- adjective (Eccl.) one of a religious order, so called because its members bore the sign of the cross on their staves and habits; -- called also
crossed friar andcrouched friar .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
crutch . - adjective Supported upon crutches.
- adjective Marked with the sign of the cross;
crouched .
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Examples
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No one has forced the GOP to expose what that integrated messaging or perhaps better referred to as crutched argument, really means and if whether there is a third alternative.
"3 for 1 and Done" Plan: (An Honorable) Iraq Withdrawal Framework 2006
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To test whether IH, combined with the constructional theory can explain peoples' understanding of sentences, K&G conducted four experiments using novel denominal verbs like "crutched" or "typoed."
I Typoed a Whole Post for the Language Log Chris 2005
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I do think the film is crutched by the book, only because it could never have lived up to it.
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I asked, walking slowly beside him as he crutched toward the door.
Forget You Jennifer Echols 2010
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I asked, walking slowly beside him as he crutched toward the door.
Forget You Jennifer Echols 2010
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He crutched out and pushed the door closed just as slowly behind him, without a thunk his dad would hear.
Forget You Jennifer Echols 2010
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When he half turned and crutched back toward the bleachers, I saw how carrying the clipboard in his pants this way made sense.
Forget You Jennifer Echols 2010
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He crutched out and pushed the door closed just as slowly behind him, without a thunk his dad would hear.
Forget You Jennifer Echols 2010
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He crutched around the open door and slammed it shut with his hip.
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I followed Doug as he crutched slowly down the steps from the platform and through the dining room.
Forget You Jennifer Echols 2010
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