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crab
noun(crab)a quarrelsome grouch
Synonyms: crabby person,
crab
noun(crab)a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
Synonyms: crab louse, phthirius pubis, pubic louse,
crab
noun(crab)the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
Synonyms: cancer, cancer the crab,
crab
noun(crab)a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
Examples:
He caught a crab and lost the race.
crab
noun(crab)decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
crab
verb(crab)direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
crab
verb(crab)fish for crab
crab
verb(crab)scurry sideways like a crab