Crab - Definition
crab
n 1: decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened
carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and
pincers
2: a quarrelsome grouch [syn: crab, crabby person]
3: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
[syn: Cancer, Crab]
4: the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
about June 21 to July 22 [syn: Cancer, Cancer the Crab,
Crab]
5: the edible flesh of any of various crabs [syn: crab,
crabmeat]
6: a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body [syn:
crab louse, pubic louse, crab, Phthirius pubis]
7: a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too
deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race"
v 1: direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
2: scurry sideways like a crab
3: fish for crab
4: complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: gripe,
bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache,
holler]