English dictionary
crab
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
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
verb
- fish for crab
verb
- scurry sideways like a crab
verb
- direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
Example sentences
he caught a crab and lost the race
What was he hollering about?