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crab

/ crab /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
"he caught a crab and lost the race"
Type of:
rowing row
verb Sense 2
scurry sideways like a crab
Type of:
scurry scamper skitter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 3
fish for crab
Type of:
fish
Derived:
crabmeat
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 4
a quarrelsome grouch
Type of:
grouch grump crank
Derived:
gripe grouse beef squawk bellyache
verb Sense 5
direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
Type of:
steer maneuver manoeuver
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
air travel aviation air
noun Sense 6
the edible flesh of any of various crabs
Type of:
shellfish
Kinds of:
blue crab crab legs soft-shell crab soft-shelled crab Japanese crab
Has parts:
crab cocktail
noun Sense 7
decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
Type of:
decapod crustacean decapod
Kinds of:
stone crab Menippe mercenaria hard-shell crab soft-shell crab soft-shelled crab
Has parts:
Brachyura suborder Brachyura
noun Sense 8
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
Type of:
person individual someone
Domain:
astrology star divination
noun Sense 9
the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
Type of:
sign of the zodiac star sign sign
verb Sense 10
complain
"What was he hollering about?"
Type of:
complain kick plain
Derived:
whiner complainer moaner sniveller crybaby
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s somebody
noun Sense 11
infests the pubic region of the human body
Type of:
louse sucking louse
Has parts:
Phthirius genus Phthirius Phthirus
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
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Times Searched
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rowing row scurry scamper skitter fish grouch grump crank steer maneuver manoeuver