crab | English to English Dictionary

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crab

(kr/&/b )

decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers(noun.animal)

source: wordnet30
a quarrelsome grouch(noun.person)

Synonym:
crabby person

source: wordnet30
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer(noun.person)

Synonym:
cancer

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the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22(noun.location)

Synonym:
cancer, cancer the crab

source: wordnet30
the edible flesh of any of various crabs(noun.food)

Synonym:
crabmeat

source: wordnet30
a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body(noun.animal)

Synonym:
crab louse, phthirius pubis, pubic louse

source: wordnet30
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply(noun.act)

Example:
He caught a crab and lost the race.

source: wordnet30
One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is small and curled up beneath the body.(noun)

source: webster1913

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