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Meaning & Definition of Crab in English

English

Crab

/kræb/

noun

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

synonym:
  • crab

2. A quarrelsome grouch

synonym:
  • crab,
  • crabby person

3. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in cancer

synonym:
  • Cancer,
  • Crab

4. The fourth sign of the zodiac

  • The sun is in this sign from about june 21 to july 22
synonym:
  • Cancer,
  • Cancer the Crab,
  • Crab

5. The edible flesh of any of various crabs

synonym:
  • crab,
  • crabmeat

6. A louse that infests the pubic region of the human body

synonym:
  • crab louse,
  • pubic louse,
  • crab,
  • Phthirius pubis

7. A stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

  • "He caught a crab and lost the race"
synonym:
  • crab

verb

1. Direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind

synonym:
  • crab

2. Scurry sideways like a crab

synonym:
  • crab

3. Fish for crab

synonym:
  • crab

4. Complain

  • "What was he hollering about?"
synonym:
  • gripe,
  • bitch,
  • grouse,
  • crab,
  • beef,
  • squawk,
  • bellyache,
  • holler