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to support on crutches : prop up

crutched; crutching; crutches

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
to support on crutches prop up

First Known Use

Noun

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1630, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Noun

Middle English crucche, from Old English crycc; akin to Old High German krucka crutch

crutch

noun

Synonyms

as in prop, stay
Synonyms & Near Synonyms

bolsterer handmaiden (also handmaid) prop stay
right hand
anchorage harbor refuge
backbone sinew(s) spine
anchor buttress dependence (also dependance) mainstay pillar reliance standby

crybaby

noun

cry·ba·by

ˈkrī-ˌbā-bē

Definition

one who cries or complains easily or often

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

baby bellyacher complainer fussbudget fusser fusspot griper grumbler kvetch kvetcher sniveler whiner

Examples

//“Don't be such a crybaby,” she told her little sister.
//car trips that were often spoiled by a couple of crybabies in the back seat

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

crybaby

noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things //car trips that were often spoiled by a couple of crybabies in the back seat
Synonyms

baby bellyacher complainer fussbudget fusser fusspot griper grumbler kvetch kvetcher sniveler whiner
Related Words

bawler bleater moaner screamer squawker wailer weeper
crab grump malcontent
Near Antonyms

happy camper

cudgel

noun

cud·gel

ˈkə-jəl

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

a short heavy club //… grasped more firmly a stout oaken cudgel … — Jane G. Austin

verb

cudgeled or cudgelled; cudgeling or cudgelling ˈkəj-liŋ ˈkə-jə-

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
to beat with or as if with a cudgel

cudgel one's brains
to think hard (as for a solution to a problem)

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

bastinado (or bastinade) bat baton billy

to support on crutches : prop up

crutched; crutching; crutches

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
to support on crutches prop up

First Known Use

Noun

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1630, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Noun

Middle English crucche, from Old English crycc; akin to Old High German krucka crutch

crutch

noun

Synonyms

as in prop, stay
Synonyms & Near Synonyms

bolsterer handmaiden (also handmaid) prop stay
right hand
anchorage harbor refuge
backbone sinew(s) spine
anchor buttress dependence (also dependance) mainstay pillar reliance standby

crybaby

noun

cry·ba·by

ˈkrī-ˌbā-bē

Definition

one who cries or complains easily or often

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

baby bellyacher complainer fussbudget fusser fusspot griper grumbler kvetch kvetcher sniveler whiner

Examples

//“Don't be such a crybaby,” she told her little sister.
//car trips that were often spoiled by a couple of crybabies in the back seat

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

crybaby

noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things //car trips that were often spoiled by a couple of crybabies in the back seat
Synonyms

baby bellyacher complainer fussbudget fusser fusspot griper grumbler kvetch kvetcher sniveler whiner
Related Words

bawler bleater moaner screamer squawker wailer weeper
crab grump malcontent
Near Antonyms

happy camper

cudgel

noun

cud·gel

ˈkə-jəl

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

a short heavy club //… grasped more firmly a stout oaken cudgel … — Jane G. Austin

verb

cudgeled or cudgelled; cudgeling or cudgelling ˈkəj-liŋ ˈkə-jə-

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
to beat with or as if with a cudgel

cudgel one's brains
to think hard (as for a solution to a problem)

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

bastinado (or bastinade) bat baton billy

to support on crutches : prop up

crutched; crutching; crutches

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
to support on crutches prop up

First Known Use

Noun

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1630, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Noun

Middle English crucche, from Old English crycc; akin to Old High German krucka crutch

crutch

noun

Synonyms

as in prop, stay
Synonyms & Near Synonyms

bolsterer handmaiden (also handmaid) prop stay
right hand
anchorage harbor refuge
backbone sinew(s) spine
anchor buttress dependence (also dependance) mainstay pillar reliance standby

crybaby

noun

cry·ba·by

ˈkrī-ˌbā-bē

Definition

one who cries or complains easily or often

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

baby bellyacher complainer fussbudget fusser fusspot griper grumbler kvetch kvetcher sniveler whiner

Examples

//“Don't be such a crybaby,” she told her little sister.
//car trips that were often spoiled by a couple of crybabies in the back seat

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

crybaby

noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things //car trips that were often spoiled by a couple of crybabies in the back seat
Synonyms

baby bellyacher complainer fussbudget fusser fusspot griper grumbler kvetch kvetcher sniveler whiner
Related Words

bawler bleater moaner screamer squawker wailer weeper
crab grump malcontent
Near Antonyms

happy camper

cudgel

noun

cud·gel

ˈkə-jəl

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

a short heavy club //… grasped more firmly a stout oaken cudgel … — Jane G. Austin

verb

cudgeled or cudgelled; cudgeling or cudgelling ˈkəj-liŋ ˈkə-jə-

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
to beat with or as if with a cudgel

cudgel one's brains
to think hard (as for a solution to a problem)

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

bastinado (or bastinade) bat baton billy

to support on crutches : prop up

crutched; crutching; crutches

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
to support on crutches prop up

First Known Use

Noun

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1630, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Noun

Middle English crucche, from Old English crycc; akin to Old High German krucka crutch

crutch

noun

Synonyms

as in prop, stay
Synonyms & Near Synonyms

bolsterer handmaiden (also handmaid) prop stay
right hand
anchorage harbor refuge
backbone sinew(s) spine
anchor buttress dependence (also dependance) mainstay pillar reliance standby

crybaby

noun

cry·ba·by

ˈkrī-ˌbā-bē

Definition

one who cries or complains easily or often

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

baby bellyacher complainer fussbudget fusser fusspot griper grumbler kvetch kvetcher sniveler whiner

Examples

//“Don't be such a crybaby,” she told her little sister.
//car trips that were often spoiled by a couple of crybabies in the back seat

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

crybaby

noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things //car trips that were often spoiled by a couple of crybabies in the back seat
Synonyms

baby bellyacher complainer fussbudget fusser fusspot griper grumbler kvetch kvetcher sniveler whiner
Related Words

bawler bleater moaner screamer squawker wailer weeper
crab grump malcontent
Near Antonyms

happy camper

cudgel

noun

cud·gel

ˈkə-jəl

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

a short heavy club //… grasped more firmly a stout oaken cudgel … — Jane G. Austin

verb

cudgeled or cudgelled; cudgeling or cudgelling ˈkəj-liŋ ˈkə-jə-

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
to beat with or as if with a cudgel

cudgel one's brains
to think hard (as for a solution to a problem)

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

bastinado (or bastinade) bat baton billy