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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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