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Crab

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Noun

1. crab

decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers

2. crab, crabby person

a quarrelsome grouch

3. cancer, crab

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer

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

5. crab, crabmeat

the edible flesh of any of various crabs

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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noun
1. 
any chiefly marine decapod crustacean of the genus Cancer and related genera (section Brachyura), having a broad flattened carapace covering the cephalothorax, beneath which is folded the abdomen. The first pair of limbs are modified as pincers
See also fiddler crab, soft-shell crab, pea crab, oyster crab ▶ Related adjective: cancroid
2. 
any of various similar or related arthropods, such as the hermit crab and horseshoe crab
3.  short for crab louse
4. 
a manoeuvre in which an aircraft flies slightly into the crosswind to compensate for drift
5. 
a mechanical lifting device, esp the travelling hoist of a gantry crane
6. wrestling Boston crab
7.  catch a crab
verbWord forms: crabs, crabbing or crabbed
8. (intransitive)
to hunt or catch crabs
9. (transitive)
to fly (an aircraft) slightly into a crosswind to compensate for drift
10. (intransitive) nautical
to move forwards with a slight sideways motion, as to overcome an offsetting current
11. (intransitive)
to move sideways
verbWord forms: crabs, crabbing or crabbed
1. (intransitive)
to find fault; grumble
2. (transitive) mainly US
to spoil (esp in the phrase crab someone's act)
noun
3. 
an irritable person
4.  draw the crabs
noun
short for crab apple
noun
the Crab

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Crab

see synonyms of crab
noun
1. 
any of various decapods with four pairs of legs, one pair of pincers, a flattish shell, and a short, broad abdomen folded under its thorax
2. 
any of other similar arthropods, as the horseshoe crab
3. 
the edible part of a crab
4. 
a. 
crab louse
b.  [pl.]; Informal
infestation by crab lice
, often with the
5. 
any of various machines for hoisting heavy weights
6.  Aeronautics
the apparent sideways motion of an aircraft with respect to the ground when headed into a crosswind
verb intransitiveWord forms: crabbed or ˈcrabbing
7. 
to fish for crabs; catch crabs
verb transitive
8.  Aeronautics
to head (an aircraft) into a crosswind in order to counteract drift, thus causing apparent sideways motion with respect to the ground
noun
1. 
crab apple
2. 
a person who has a sour temper or is always complaining
adjective
3. 
of a crab apple or the tree that it grows on
verb transitiveWord forms: crabbed or ˈcrabbing
4.  Obsolete
a. 
to irritate; vex
b. 
to sour; embitter
5.  Rare
to find fault with; criticize
verb intransitive
6.  Informal
to complain peevishly; grumble

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Crab

see synonyms of crab
v. crabbed, crab·bing, crabs
v.intr.
1. To hunt or catch crabs.
2. To scurry sideways in the manner of a crab.
3. To drift diagonally or sideways, especially when under tow.
4. To direct an aircraft into a crosswind.
v.tr.
1. To direct (an aircraft) partly into a crosswind to eliminate drift.
2. To cause to move or scurry sideways.
n.
1. A crabapple tree or its fruit.
2. A quarrelsome, ill-tempered person.
v. crabbed, crab·bing, crabs
v.intr.
Informal
To find fault; criticize someone or something.
n.
1.
a. Any of various chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, having a hard carapace that covers a broad flattened cephalothorax with a small abdomen tucked beneath it, and an anterior pair of legs that are large and pincerlike.
b. Any of various similar decapod crustaceans, such as a hermit crab or a king crab.
c. Crabmeat.
2.
a. A crab louse.
b. crabs Slang Infestation by crab lice.
3. The maneuvering of an aircraft partially into a crosswind to compensate for drift.
4. A machine for handling or hoisting heavy weights.
v.tr.
1. Informal To interfere with and ruin; spoil.
2. Informal To find fault with; complain about.
3. To make ill-tempered or sullen.
n.
See Cancer.

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