crab

Definitions of crab in various dictionaries:

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

noun - a quarrelsome grouch

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

noun - the fourth sign of the zodiac

noun - the edible flesh of any of various crabs

noun - a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body

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

verb - direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind

verb - scurry sideways like a crab

verb - fish for crab

verb - complain

Any of various predominantly marine crustaceans of the division Brachyura within the order Decapoda, characterized by a broad, flattened cephalothorax covered by a hard carapace with a small abdomen concealed beneath it, short antennae, and five pairs of legs, of which the anterior pair are large and pincerlike.

Any of various similar related crustaceans, such as the hermit crab or the king crab.

A horseshoe crab.

Infestation by crab lice.

The maneuvering of an aircraft partially into a crosswind to compensate for drift.

A machine for handling or hoisting heavy weights.

To hunt or catch crabs.

To scurry sideways in the manner of a crab.

To drift diagonally or sideways.

To direct an aircraft into a crosswind.

To direct (an aircraft) partly into a crosswind to eliminate drift.

To cause to move or scurry sideways.

A crab apple tree or its fruit.

To find fault; criticize someone or something.

To interfere with and ruin; spoil.

To find fault with; complain about.

To make ill-tempered or sullen.

verb - to express discontent

CRAB - Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) (Greek: , translit. brachys ...