CRAWFISH

• (noun) large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters

  synonyms : crayfish , langouste , rock lobster , sea crawfish , spiny lobster

• (noun) small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

  synonyms : crawdad , crawdaddy , crayfish

• (noun) tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly

  synonyms : crawdad , crayfish , ecrevisse

• (verb) make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

  "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him", "He backed out of his earlier promise", "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

  synonyms : back away , back out , crawfish out , pull back , pull in one's horns , retreat , withdraw

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