Crab

Quick meaning: Crab is a noun meaning Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.

Meaning

Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.
2. Various other animals that resemble true crabs:
3. A bad-tempered person.
4. (in plural crabs, informal) An infestation of pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).
5. (uncountable, aviation) Ellipsis of crab angle.
6. (poker slang) A playing card with the rank of three.
7. (rowing) A position in rowing where the oar is pushed under the rigger by the force of the water.

Example Sentences

Although crabs themselves are an easily treated inconvenience, the patient and his partner(s) clearly run major STD risks.

[…] unsold copies and settling the yearly accounts; while for the publisher begins the much dreaded season of "crabs," as […]

She so obviously enjoyed every second of the concert that only the most stubborn crab could not have been warmed by her charm.

The pilot had to hold fifteen degrees of crab during the approach to keep her plane from getting blown off the localizer course.

Word Forms

• crabs
• crabbing
• crabbed

Synonyms for crab

Depending on context, synonyms include crab apple, crabmeat.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include crabmeat, prawn, fishery, orchard, sugar, tanner.

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