Crab - English meaning

noun

A crustacean, found chiefly on seashores, with a broad carapace, stalked eyes, and five pairs of legs, the first pair of which are modified as pincers.

Usage examples:

Without warning the stalks supporting the crab's beady black eyes shoot straight up at me.

noun

A louse that infests human body hair, especially in the genital region, causing extreme irritation.

Usage examples:

The third species is the pubic louse, phthirus pubis, commonly known as the crab louse.

noun

A machine for picking up and lifting heavy weights.

verb

Move sideways or obliquely.

Usage examples:

He began crabbing sideways across the roof

verb

Fish for crabs.

Usage examples:

Watermen were crabbing on the bay

noun

Short for crab apple.

verb

Grumble about something petty.

Usage examples:

On picnics, i would crab about sand in my food

verb

Act so as to spoil (something).

Usage examples:

You're trying to crab my act

noun

A small sour apple.

noun

The small tree that bears the crab apple.

noun

A sea animal that has five pairs of legs and a round, flat body covered by a shell, or its flesh eaten as food