What's the difference between crotch and crutch?

Crotch


Definition:

  • (n.) The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree.
  • (n.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also crane and crutch.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) So if I get more than two people, and they don't punch each other in the crotch, it will all have been worthwhile.
  • (2) This may be prevented by the use of a six-point belt, where two crotch straps keep the lap belt in position.
  • (3) folds up its comedy deckchair, presses mute on the trombones and drapes a hand towel discreetly over Mark's crotch.
  • (4) The lurid crotch-grabbing routine has, admittedly, been refined.
  • (5) Two details distinguish this incision from other sutureless closures: the fulcrum in the crotch of the V provides easier access to the anterior chamber for instrument manipulation, and the termination of the scleral tunnel entry posterior to the cornea lessens the likelihood of corneal folds that may interfere with visualization during surgery.
  • (6) The one-time liberal favourite New York congressman – whose last name combined with a Twitter habit of posting crotch shots on the internet have been the punch line of a million late-night jokes – is desperate to relaunch his career.
  • (7) He cites the piano in Saint-Saëns's Aquarium – the universal soundtrack to magical moments in kids' films – as "total porn for the synaesthete" and confesses to a secret addiction to the crotch-low bass in Alexis Jordan's Happiness .
  • (8) She gestures helplessly towards her crotch and looks stricken.
  • (9) It appears, then, that Lululemon is using “anti-ball crushing” as a PR tactic, attempting to tap into an apparently fertile market of men who feel regular trousers are just too tight in the crotch.
  • (10) And if one of them is a kick in the crotch, and another is a naked man’s balls in the face, hey, who am I to complain?
  • (11) Instead, he suffered severe burns to his crotch and was subdued by fellow passengers and airline crew.
  • (12) Her hyper-sexualised set, which included rubbing her butt into Robin Thicke's crotch and getting extremely personal with an oversized foam finger, drew criticism from feminists for degrading her sex and from some pundits for "picking the pocket of black culture".
  • (13) asks her polo-necked, side-ponytailed psychopath as she places a cauliflower in front of her crotch.
  • (14) only one, oddly, has been deemed in need of pixellating: a clip from some football match or other in which Mark's crotch is reduced to a scrotal blur, like pâté smeared across a windscreen.
  • (15) The splash of red, rather than pouring halfway down the thigh, ends above the crotch and extends from hip to hip, with a small flare on each breast, avoiding entirely the butcher's apron effect.
  • (16) Dressed in a white dress trimmed with gold and a sparkling gold headdress, she sang her intro numbers with her knees bent and her head thrown back, undulating her crotch in a circular motion at the audience.
  • (17) But the fact that it is a chap who is murdering these naughty, naughty nuns (with details that border on the pornographic – lingering arse and crotch shots, sprays of blood over cleavage … you get the idea) makes the viewing a little uncomfortable.
  • (18) Too many cyclists are injured and killed on UK’s roads | Letters Read more The phrase in Walker’s article about cyclists dressed “as if for urban warfare” also deserves examination, as does a comparison between the lean, competition-hungry-looking, crotch-splitting bikes often used in the UK, and the comfy, sit-up-and-beg, luggage-carrying models mostly used in the Netherlands .
  • (19) We see you more as a figurehead.” As their meeting went on, Driberg’s eyes began drifting downwards, finally coming to rest on Jagger’s crotch.
  • (20) It's surprising the things you notice about people when they're not rubbing their buttocks against a middle-aged man's crotch.

Crutch


Definition:

  • (n.) A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking.
  • (n.) A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
  • (n.) A knee, or piece of knee timber
  • (n.) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See Crotch.
  • (v. t.) To support on crutches; to prop up.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) When this parliament votes for another referendum as it inevitably will, thanks to the perpetual crutch that the Greens provide, let’s not pretend it reflects the will of the Scottish people, because it doesn’t.
  • (2) However, a significant difference (p less than 0.001) in heart rate was noted between elbow crutch users who were non-weight bearing on their injured leg compared with those who were partial-weight bearing.
  • (3) In addition, the elevated cardiac response may be caused by added physical exertion by the arms in patients on crutches or walkers.
  • (4) The subjects' posture and endurance also improved, and they spontaneously learned how to use a crutch.
  • (5) The aim of the operation is to enable the paralysed patient to "stand up himself" and to "cover a short distance on crutches".
  • (6) Seven subjects were tested using both standard and spring-loaded crutches.
  • (7) Four children were able to walk on crutches non-weight-bearing after a short period.
  • (8) Changing gait speed or crutch length did not affect elbow moment.
  • (9) Injuries have not helped and Van Gaal lost Luke Shaw to an ankle problem; the left-back departed on crutches and with his foot in a protective boot.
  • (10) However, Lucas, who remains on crutches, fears he has suffered serious damage to the knee and that he faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
  • (11) The photos showed the amputees wearing prosthetic limbs, in wheelchairs and on crutches.
  • (12) It should be understood by both the physician and patient that the ventilator for the patient population discussed previously acts merely as a "crutch" that will facilitate the process of rehabilitation.
  • (13) 3) Crutch gait for patients with paraplegia was not practical.
  • (14) Ideal crutch length was determined by an experienced orthopedic physical therapist, with placement of the axillary pad 2.5 in (6.4 cm) below the axillary fold.
  • (15) The injured soldiers were ambulatory without plaster cast immobilization or crutches.
  • (16) Crutch-clipping of the ewe's wool prior to lambing, and total confinement housing at lambing in winter and spring seemed to lower the probability of seroreactivity of the flock (p less than 0.05).
  • (17) He is in a brace and on crutches and is in a bit of pain – there is a bit of swelling there.
  • (18) A modification of the elbow crutch, designed to improve medial-lateral stability, was unsuccessful in use due to wrist instability.
  • (19) The cells on the ground floor house seven people in wheelchairs, and another three on crutches; several people have had strokes in prison; at least two have mild dementia.
  • (20) From an engineering viewpoint one must consider crutches and walking sticks as dynamic mechanical systems which alleviate a disability; they may act as supports, help the user to recover from stumbling, or transmit from the arms, the energy required to lift the feet from the ground, an action not provided by artificial ankle joints.

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