Word Meaning

crab definition and meaning

n. One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is small and curled up beneath the body.
n. The zodiacal constellation Cancer.
a. A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste.
a. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.
a. A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.
a. A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.
a. A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
a. A claw for anchoring a portable machine.
v. t. To make sour or morose; to embitter.
v. t. To beat with a crabstick.
v. i. To drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel.
a. Sour; rough; austere.

Crossword clues for crab

- A shellfish
- Crustacean
- Crustacean contributes to Scrabble
- Crustacean type
- Sign of Cancer
- Somewhat execrable beach dweller
- Stalk-eyed decapod
- Zodiac symbol
- Zodiac symbol found on apple