CRAB

(noun) a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
"he caught a crab and lost the race"
(noun) decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
(noun) a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
synonyms : crab louse , phthirius pubis , pubic louse
(noun) the edible flesh of any of various crabs
synonyms : crabmeat
(noun) the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
synonyms : cancer , cancer the crab
(noun) (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
synonyms : cancer
(noun) a quarrelsome grouch
synonyms : crabby person
(verb) complain
"What was he hollering about?"
synonyms : beef , bellyache , bitch , gripe , grouse , holler , squawk
Fans have groused that the higher prices are unfair. -added by nithi
(verb) fish for crab
(verb) scurry sideways like a crab
(verb) direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind

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