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crab Definition and Meaning in English (crab definition)

noun
Quick Answer • Definition

Crab definition: A marine crustacean with a broad, flattened carapace, five pairs of legs, and two large claws, known for walking sideways.

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Definitions of Crab

  1. 1noun

    A marine crustacean with a broad, flattened carapace, five pairs of legs, and two large claws, known for walking sideways.

  2. 2verb

    To complain about something in a bad-tempered way, often about trivial matters.

Example Sentences

“The crab scuttled sideways across the sand.”

“He tends to crab about the smallest inconveniences.”

Inflected Word Forms

past participlecrabbed
present participlecrabbing
agent nouncrabber
adjectivecrabby

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

crab mentalityidiom

A way of thinking where if one cannot have something, then no one else can either.

crab applecollocation

A small, sour apple.

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Crab definition: A marine crustacean with a broad, flattened carapace, five pairs of legs, and two large claws, known for walking sideways.
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'Crab' translates to 'crab' in English. Crab definition: A marine crustacean with a broad, flattened carapace, five pairs of legs, and two large claws, known for walking sideways.
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