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crutch

noun as in support

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Chaney uses crutches to walk short distances and his mobility scooter to travel longer distances because of his cerebral palsy.

He was able to walk again on crutches, and was "thankful and grateful" to be home with his family for Christmas.

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With no dialog or other performers as a crutch, Redford was forced to act on an elemental level in a manner he had never done before.

In March 1998, Eagle was only 17 and using crutches to get around after he was wounded in a drive-by shooting.

"I came out thinking it was a sports injury but I ended up having a crutch and I've had it ever since."

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