CRAB as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
    Usage Example(s)
    • he caught a crab and lost the race
    Hypernyms(s) crab is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
    Hypernyms(s) crab is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • infests the pubic region of the human body
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) crab is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • the edible flesh of any of various crabs
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) crab is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • the fourth sign of the zodiac
    • the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) Crab is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  6. Meaning
    • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) Crab is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  7. Meaning
    • a quarrelsome grouch
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) crab is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

CRAB as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • complain
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • What was he hollering about?
    Hypernyms(s) crab is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • fish for crab
    Hypernyms(s) crab is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • scurry sideways like a crab
    Hypernyms(s) crab is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
    Hypernyms(s) crab is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower