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crab
noun
verb
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
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noun
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
“he caught a crab and lost the race”
noun
decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
noun
a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
noun
the edible flesh of any of various crabs
noun
a quarrelsome grouch
verb
complain
“What was he hollering about?”
verb
fish for crab
verb
scurry sideways like a crab
verb
direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
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he caught a crab and lost the race
What was he hollering about?
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