Meaning & Definition of Crab in English
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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