What is the meaning of Crab?

Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.

The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.

Various other animals that resemble true crabs:

  1. Any of various crustacean in the infraorder Anomura, usually excluding squat lobsters.

    Any of various crustacean in the infraorder Anomura, usually excluding squat lobsters.

    A horseshoe crab.

    A bad-tempered person.

    An infestation of pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).

    Ellipsis of crab angle.

    A playing card with the rank of three.

    A position in rowing where the oar is pushed under the rigger by the force of the water.

    A defect in an outwardly normal object that may render it inconvenient and troublesome to use.

    An unsold book that is returned to the publisher.

    On an insignia, a coat of arms symbol representing a senior rank.

    To fish for crabs.

    To ruin.

    To complain.

    To complain about.

    To drift or move sideways or to leeward .

    To move in a manner that involves keeping low and clinging to surfaces.

    To move (a camera) sideways.

    To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.

    To fly slightly off the straight-line course towards an enemy aircraft, as the machine guns on early aircraft did not allow firing through the propeller disk.

    To back out of something.

    To make a loud, rapid rattling sound when scared, stressed, or agitated.

    The crab apple or wild apple.

    The tree bearing crab apples, which has a dogbane-like bitter bark with medical use.

    A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.

    A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.

    A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.

    A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.

    A claw for anchoring a portable machine.

    To irritate, make surly or sour

    To be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault.

    To cudgel or beat, as with a crabstick

    To offend or insult.

    The tree species Carapa guianensis, native to South America.

    Clipping of carabiner, modified based on likening the shape of a carabiner to a crab's claw.

    alternative form of crabbe (crab)

    alternative form of crabbe (crabapple)

    crab

    Source: wiktionary.org

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