crab
/kɹˈæb/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
noun
- decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
- a quarrelsome grouch
- (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
- the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
- the edible flesh of any of various crabs
- a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
- a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
“he caught a crab and lost the race”
verb
- direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
- scurry sideways like a crab
- fish for crab
- complain
“What was he hollering about?”
Synonyms for crab
Words that rhyme with crab
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