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Definitions for crabwiseˈkræbˌwaɪz

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

crab•wiseˈkræbˌwaɪz(adv.)

  1. sideways.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of crabwise:

1900–05

Princeton's WordNet

  1. crabwise, sideways(adj)

    (of movement) at an angle

Wiktionary

  1. crabwise(Adverb)

    In the manner of a crab; sideways.

  2. crabwise(Adjective)

    In the manner of a crab; sideways.

  3. crabwise(Adjective)

    Incidental.

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