Unscramble crab

Definition of crab

noun:

• decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers.
• a quarrelsome grouch. Synonyms: crabby person.
• (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer. Synonyms: Cancer, Crab.
• the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22. Synonyms: Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crab.
• the edible flesh of any of various crabs. Synonyms: crabmeat.
• a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body. Synonyms: Phthirius pubis, crab louse, pubic louse.
• a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race".

verb:

• direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind.
• scurry sideways like a crab.
• fish for crab.
• complain; "What was he hollering about?". Synonyms: beef, bellyache, bitch, gripe, grouse, holler, squawk.

Words nearby

arab, cab, crabs, crag, cram, cran, crap, craw, crax, crib, drab, grab.

Rhymes with

ab, blab, cab, dab, drab, fab, flab, gab, grab, jab, lab, nab, prefab, scab, slab, stab, tab.