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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers | |
| Related terms: | decapod_crustacean hard-shell_crab Jonah_crab soft-shell_crab Dungeness_crab rock_crab stone_crab swimming_crab fiddler_crab pea_crab king_crab spider_crab Brachyura | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) the edible flesh of any of various crabs | |
| Synonyms: | crabmeat | |
| Related terms: | shellfish crab_legs Dungeness_crab soft-shell_crab Japanese_crab Alaska_king_crab blue_crab stone_crab crab_cocktail | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer | |
| Synonyms: | cancer | |
| Related terms: | person astrology | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a quarrelsome grouch | |
| Synonyms: | crabby_person | |
| Related terms: | grouch gripe | |
| 5. | [ verb ] fish for crab | |
| Related terms: | fish | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (astronomy) the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from June 21 to July 22 | |
| Synonyms: | Cancer_the_Crab Cancer | |
| Related terms: | sign_of_the_zodiac | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (zoology) infests the pubic region of the human body | |
| Synonyms: | pubic_louse Phthirius_pubis crab_louse | |
| Related terms: | louse Phthirius | |
| 8. | [ verb ] complain | |
| Synonyms: | holler grouse squawk bellyache beef gripe | |
| Examples: | "What was he hollering about?" |
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| Related terms: | complain gripe whiner | |
| 9. | [ verb ] scurry sideways like a crab | |
| Related terms: | scurry | |
| 10. | [ verb ] (transportation) direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind | |
| Related terms: | steer air_travel | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (sport) a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply | |
| Examples: | "he caught a crab and lost the race" |
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| Related terms: | rowing | |
| Similar spelling: |
Crabb crabby crib Cribb crp crop crap |
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