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Meaning of 'crab' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Crab [ a.]
- A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste.
- A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.
- A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.
- A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.
- A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
- A claw for anchoring a portable machine.
- Sour; rough; austere.
2 . Crab [ n.]
- 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.
- The zodiacal constellation Cancer.
3 . Crab [ v. i.]
- To drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel.
4 . Crab [ v. t.]
- To make sour or morose; to embitter.
- To beat with a crabstick.

Meaning of 'crab' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . crab [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
Example in sentence:
  • he caught a crab and lost the race
2 . crab [ v]
Meaning (2):
- complain
Example in sentence:
  • What was he hollering about?

Nearby Words:

crab tree crab-yaws crabbed crabber crabbing crabbish crabby crabeater craber crabfaced

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