crab

noun

  1. 1

    the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

    he caught a crab and lost the race

  2. 2

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

    he caught a crab and lost the race

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body

  6. 6

    the edible flesh of any of various crabs

  7. 7

    a quarrelsome grouch

verb

  1. 1

    complain

    What was he hollering about?

  2. 2

    fish for crab

  3. 3

    scurry sideways like a crab

  4. 4

    direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind

Synonyms

Also useful for “crab”:Unscrambler