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1.NounAny crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
2.NounThe meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.
3.NounVarious other animals that resemble true crabs:
Any of various crustacean in the infraorder Anomura, usually excluding squat lobsters."Despite its name, the hermit crab is not a true crab!"
4.NounAny of various crustacean in the infraorder Anomura, usually excluding squat lobsters."Despite its name, the hermit crab is not a true crab!"
5.NounA horseshoe crab.
6.NounA bad-tempered person.
7.NounAn 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."
8.NounEllipsis of crab angle."The pilot had to hold fifteen degrees of crab during the approach to keep her plane from getting blown off the localizer course."
9.NounA playing card with the rank of three.
10.NounA position in rowing where the oar is pushed under the rigger by the force of the water.
11.NounA defect in an outwardly normal object that may render it inconvenient and troublesome to use.
12.NounAn unsold book that is returned to the publisher.
13.NounOn an insignia, a coat of arms symbol representing a senior rank.
14.NounA member of the Crips.
15.VerbTo fish for crabs.
16.VerbTo ruin.
17.VerbTo complain.
18.VerbTo complain about.
19.VerbTo drift or move sideways or to leeward .
20.VerbTo move in a manner that involves keeping low and clinging to surfaces.
21.VerbTo move (a camera) sideways.
22.VerbTo navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.
23.VerbTo fly slightly off the straight-line course towards an enemy aircraft, as the machine guns on early aircraft did not allow firing through the propeller disk.
24.VerbTo back out of something.
25.VerbTo make a loud, rapid rattling sound when scared, stressed, or agitated.
26.NounA crab apple or wild apple.
27.NounA tree bearing crab apples, which has a dogbane-like bitter bark with medical use.
28.NounA cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.
29.NounA movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.
30.NounA form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.
31.NounA machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
32.NounA claw for anchoring a portable machine.
33.VerbTo irritate, make surly or sour
34.VerbTo be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault.
35.VerbTo cudgel or beat, as with a crabstick
36.VerbTo offend or insult.
37.NounThe tree species Carapa guianensis, native to South America.
38.NounClipping of carabiner, modified based on likening the shape of a carabiner to a crab's claw.