crab meaning and definition

CRAB noun

Definition of crab (noun)

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
   • synonyms: crabby person
3. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
   • synonyms: Cancer
4. the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
   • synonyms: Cancer, Cancer the Crab
5. the edible flesh of any of various crabs
   • synonyms: crabmeat
6. a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
   • synonyms: crab louse, Phthirius pubis, pubic louse
7. a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
   • "he caught a crab and lost the race"

CRAB verb

Definition of crab (verb)

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