Definitions for CRAB
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. crabnoun

   decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers

2. crab, crabby personnoun

   a quarrelsome grouch

3. Cancer, Crabnoun

   (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer

4. Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crabnoun

   the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

5. crab, crabmeatnoun

   the edible flesh of any of various crabs

6. crab louse, pubic louse, crab, Phthirius pubisnoun

   a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body

7. crabverb

   a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

   "he caught a crab and lost the race"

8. crabverb

   direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind

9. crabverb

   scurry sideways like a crab

10. crabverb

    fish for crab

11. gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, hollerverb

    complain

    "What was he hollering about?"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crabadjective

   It is used by way of contempt for any sour or degenerate fruit; as, a crab cherry, a crab plum.

   Better gleanings their worn soil can boast,
   Than the crab vintage of the neighb’ring coast. Dryden.

2. CRABnoun

   Etymology: crabba, Sax. krabbe, Dutch.

   1. A crustaceous fish.

   Those that cast their shell are, the lobster, the crab, the crawfish, the hodmandod or dodman, and the tortoise. The old shells are never found; so as it is like they scale off and crumble away by degrees. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   The fox catches crab fish with his tail, which Olaus Magnus saith he himself was an eye-witness of. William Derham.

   2. A wild apple; the tree that bears a wild apple.

   Noble stock
   Was graft with crab- tree slip, whose fruit thou art. William Shakespeare.

   Fetch me a dozen crab- tree staves, and strong ones: these are but switches. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl,
   Then nightly sings the staring owl. William Shakespeare.

   Imagine you see him laid forth, newly slain, upon a bier of crab- tree and oaken rods. Henry Peacham, on Drawing.

   Let him tell why a graft, taking nourishment from a crab stock, shall have a fruit more noble than its nurse and parent. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of Living Holy.

   3. A peevish morose person.4. A wooden engine with three claws for launching of ships, or heaving them into the dock.

   Philips.

   5. The sign in the zodiack.

   Then parts the Twins and Crab, the Dog divides,
   And Argo’s keel, that broke the frothy tides. Thomas Creech, Manil.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crab

   Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. (Brachyura means "short tail" in Greek.) They live in all the world's oceans, in freshwater, and on land, are generally covered with a thick exoskeleton, and have a single pair of pincers. They first appeared during the Jurassic Period.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crab

   A crab is a type of marine arthropod with a broad, flat body covered by a hard exoskeleton, two large claws, and four pairs of walking legs. It is known for its ability to walk sideways. Crabs are mostly found in saltwater but some types also live in freshwater and on land. They are categorized under the crustacean family, one of the largest groups in the animal kingdom. Crabs are also a popular seafood delicacy for humans.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crabnoun

   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

2. Crabnoun

   the zodiacal constellation Cancer

3. Crabadjective

   a crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste

4. Crabadjective

   a cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick

5. Crabadjective

   a movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc

6. Crabadjective

   a form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc

7. Crabadjective

   a machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn

8. Crabadjective

   a claw for anchoring a portable machine

9. Crabverb

   to make sour or morose; to embitter

10. Crabverb

    to beat with a crabstick

11. Crabverb

    to drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel

12. Crabadjective

    sour; rough; austere

13. Etymology: [Prob. from the same root as crab, n.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crab

   Crabs are decapod crustaceans living in any of the world's oceans, in fresh water, or on land, generally covered with a thick exoskeleton and armed with a single pair of claws. True crabs belong to the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail", or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax. Many other animals with similar names – such as hermit crabs, king crabs, porcelain crabs, horseshoe crabs and crab lice – are not true crabs.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crab

   krab, n. a popular name applied to any of the short-tailed division of decapod crustaceans: a sign in the zodiac: a portable winch: a sour-tempered person: the lowest throw at hazard—two aces.—adj. Crabb′ed, ill-natured: harsh: rough: difficult, perplexing.—adv. Crabb′edly.—n. Crabb′edness.—adj. Crab′-faced, having a sour, peevish countenance.—n. Crab′ite, a fossil crab or crayfish.—adj. Crab′-like, moving like a crab.—n. Crab′-louse, a crab-shaped louse infesting the hair of the pubis, &c.—n.pl. Crab's′-eyes, the scarlet seeds of an East Indian bead-tree: a concretion of carbonate of lime in the stomach of the cray-fish.—v.i. Crab′-sī′dle, to go sideways like a crab.—n.pl. Crab′-yaws, a name applied to the tumours of frambœsia on the soles and palms.—Catch a crab, in rowing, to sink the oar too deeply in the water: to miss the water altogether in making the stroke. [A.S. crabba; Ger. krabbe.]

2. Crab

   krab, Crab-apple, krab′-ap-l, n. a wild bitter apple.—ns. Crab′-stick, a stick made out of the crab-tree; Crab′-tree, the tree that bears crab-apples.—adj. like a crab-tree, crooked. [Perh. conn. with Crabbed.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crab

   A wooden pillar, the lower end of which being let down through a ship's decks, rests upon a socket like the capstan, and having in its upper end three or four holes at different heights, long oars are thrust through them, each acting like two levers. It is employed to wind in the cable, or any other weighty matter. Also, a portable wooden or cast-iron machine, fitted with wheels and pinions similar to those of a winch, of use in loading and discharging timber-vessels, &c.--The crab with three claws, is used to launch ships, and to heave them into the dock, or off the key.--To catch a crab. To pull an oar too light or too deep in the water; to miss time in rowing. This derisive phrase for a false stroke may have been derived from the Italian chiappar un gragno, to express the same action.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crabnoun

   crab crab is a slanderous name for Crips used by Bloods meaning Crips Really Are Bloods. 2. Scratching technique

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1. CRAB

   What does CRAB stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CRAB acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Astrology
   • Aviation
   • Decapod Crustacean
   • Fish
   • Louse
   • Person
   • Scurry
   • Sign
   • Steer

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How to pronounce CRAB?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say CRAB in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CRAB in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CRAB in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of CRAB in a Sentence

1. Jennifer Lavers:

   I think these studies of crab entrapment really validate and showcase the wildlife benefits of going and doing these cleanups, there is a silver lining that I hope it gives people the motivation and the reassurance that cleanups can be and are worthwhile.

2. Francesco Agopyan:

   It has the typical sweetness of a crab, combined with a sapid, savory flavor due to the saltiness of the lagoon waters, it is a very popular dish, especially among Venetians but also by others. It's a special dish.

3. Atsushi Sogabe:

   I thought that the hermit crab that had invaded the inside of the tire could not escape due to the recurved inner structure of the tire and consequently die, i wanted to prove this to Atsushi Sogabe.

4. Kathryn Kegel:

   They are big hunters of crab, clams, scallops, things like that.

5. Hugh Link:

   Nobody wants to accidentally tangle up a whale, we want to catch crab not anything else.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CRAB
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CRAB
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CRAB
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=CRAB
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=CRAB
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=CRAB
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=CRAB