Search Result:crabs
KK Pronunciation
〔 kræbz 〕
Pronunciation
〔 kræbz 〕
Overview of noun crabs
The noun crabs has 1 sense
- pediculosis pubis, crabs -- (infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice)
Overview of noun crab
The noun crab has 7 senses
- crab -- (decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers)
- crab, crabby person -- (a quarrelsome grouch)
- Cancer, Crab -- ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer)
- Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crab -- (the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22)
- crab, crabmeat -- (the edible flesh of any of various crabs)
- crab louse, pubic louse, crab, Phthirius pubis -- (a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body)
- crab -- (a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race")
Overview of verb crab
The verb crab has 4 senses
- crab -- (direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind)
- crab -- (scurry sideways like a crab)
- crab -- (fish for crab)
- gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler -- (complain; "What was he hollering about?")