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Crab
see synonyms of crabNoun
1. crab
decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
4. cancer, cancer the crab, crab
the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
6. crab, crab louse, phthirius pubis, pubic louse
a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
7. crab
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
Example Sentences:'he caught a crab and lost the race'
Verb
8. crab
direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
9. crab
scurry sideways like a crab
10. crab
fish for crab
11. beef, bellyache, bitch, crab, gripe, grouse, holler, squawk
complain
Example Sentences:'What was he hollering about?'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Crab
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Crab
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Crab
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