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Crabs
/kɹæbz/
A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
📖 Definitions of "Crabs"
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A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
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The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat
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A bad-tempered person.
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(in plural crabs) An infestation of pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).
"Although crabs themselves are an easily treated inconvenience, the patient and his partner(s) clearly run major STD risks."
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To fish for crabs.
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To ruin.
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To complain.
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To drift or move sideways or to leeward (by analogy with the movement of a crab).
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The crab apple or wild apple.
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The tree bearing crab apples, which has a dogbane-like bitter bark with medical use.
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A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.
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A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.
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(obsolete) To irritate, make surly or sour
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To be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault.
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(British dialect) To cudgel or beat, as with a crabstick
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