1. (noun) crab
decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
2. (noun) crab, crabby person
a quarrelsome grouch
3. (noun) Cancer, Crab
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
4. (noun) Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crab
the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
5. (noun) crab, crabmeat
the edible flesh of any of various crabs
6. (noun) crab louse, pubic louse, crab, Phthirius pubis
a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
7. (verb) crab
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
"he caught a crab and lost the race"
8. (verb) crab
direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
9. (verb) crab
scurry sideways like a crab
10. (verb) crab
fish for crab
11. (verb) gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler
complain
"What was he hollering about?"
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Definition of 'crab' 
