Unscramble crabs

Definition of crabs

noun:

• infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice. Synonyms: pediculosis pubis.
• decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers. Synonyms: crab.
• a quarrelsome grouch. Synonyms: crab, 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: crab, crabmeat.
• a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body. Synonyms: Phthirius pubis, crab, 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". Synonyms: crab.

verb:

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

Words nearby

crab, craps, crass.

Rhymes with

abs.