Meaning of crab in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /kræb/

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  1. Verb

    crab

    Definitions

    1. direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
  2. 2. scurry sideways like a crab
  3. 3. fish for crab

    Derived terms

  4. 4. complain

    Examples

    • « What was he hollering about? »

    Derived terms

  5. Noun

    crab

    Etymology

    Old English crabba, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch krabbe, and more distantly to Dutch kreeft and German Krebs; also to crab

    Definitions

    1. decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
  6. 2. a quarrelsome grouch

    Derived terms

  7. 3. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
  8. 4. the fourth sign of the zodiac

    Examples

    • « the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 »
  9. 5. the edible flesh of any of various crabs
  10. 6. infests the pubic region of the human body
  11. 7. a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

    Examples

    • « he caught a crab and lost the race »

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