crab

1 of 5

noun (1)

ˈkrab

often attributive

plural crabs also crab : any of numerous chiefly marine broadly built decapod crustaceans:

: any of an infraorder (Brachyura) with a short broad usually flattened carapace, a small abdomen that curls forward beneath the body, short antennae, and the anterior pair of limbs modified as grasping pincers

: any of various crustaceans of an infraorder (Anomura) resembling true crabs in the more or less reduced condition of the abdomen

capitalized : cancer sense 1

crabs plural : infestation with crab lice

: the angular difference between an aircraft's course and the heading necessary to make that course in the presence of a crosswind

crab

2 of 5

verb (1)

crabbed; crabbing

intransitive verb

: to fish for crabs

a(1)

: to move sideways indirectly or diagonally

(2)

: to crab an airplane

: to scuttle or scurry sideways

transitive verb

: to cause to move sideways or in an indirect or diagonal manner

specifically : to head (an airplane) into a crosswind to counteract drift

: to subject to crabbing

crab

3 of 5

noun (2)

: crab apple

crab

4 of 5

noun (3)

: an ill-tempered person : grouch

crab

5 of 5

verb (2)

crabbed; crabbing

transitive verb

: to make sullen : sour

old age has crabbed his nature

: to complain about peevishly

: spoil, ruin

intransitive verb

: carp, grouse

always crabs about the weather

Synonyms

Noun (3)

bear
bellyacher
complainer
crank
croaker
crosspatch
curmudgeon
fusser
griper
grouch
grouser
growler
grumbler
grump
murmurer
mutterer
sourpuss
whiner

Verb (2)

beef
bellyache
bitch
bleat
carp
caterwaul
complain
croak
fuss
gripe
grizzle
grouch
grouse
growl
grumble
grump
holler
inveigh
keen
kick
kvetch
maunder [chiefly British]
moan
murmur
mutter
nag
repine
scream
squawk
squeal
wail
whimper
whine
whinge [British]
yammer
yawp
yaup
yowl

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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English crabbe, from Old English crabba; akin to Old High German krebiz crab and perhaps to Old English ceorfan to carve — more at carve

Noun (2)

Middle English crabbe, perhaps from crabbe crab entry 1

Verb (2)

Middle English crabben, probably back-formation from crabbed

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

1657, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1580, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1662, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

crabs 1 of 2

noun

plural of crab

as in bears

an irritable and complaining person you're always such a crab in the morning!

Synonyms & Similar Words

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bears
mutterers
complainers
hunks
cranks
croakers
growlers
grousers
curmudgeons
sourpusses
murmurers
grumps
kickers
whiners
bellyachers
grouches
grumblers
fussers
gripers
crosspatches
crocks
soreheads
party poopers
spoilsports
grinches
naggers
defeatists
killjoys
hypochondriacs
malcontents
pessimists
faultfinders
repiners
nitpickers
quibblers
objectors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

optimists
happy campers
Pollyannas

crabs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of crab

as in complains

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely their two-year-old whined and crabbed for the whole car trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

complains
screams
bitches
moans
whines
carps
repines
mutters
grizzles
growls
kicks
bellyaches
grouses
beefs
squeals
grouches
yaups
hollers
grumbles
worries
cries
nags
caterwauls
maunders
murmurs
grumps
whimpers
squawks
yawps
gripes
keens
yowls
wails
bleats
kicks up a stink
croaks
protests
kvetches
yammers
inveighs
kicks up a fuss
whinges
stews
fusses
sobs
blubbers
cavils
objects (to)
quarrels (with)
quibbles
frets
laments
bewails
bemoans
deplores

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

delights
crows
bears
rejoices
takes
accepts
endures
tolerates
cheers
applauds
countenances
commends

as in damages

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of crabbed the blossoming romance by becoming moody and demanding

Synonyms & Similar Words

damages
mars
injures
cripples
spoils
hurts
compromises
harms
blemishes
flaws
breaks
weakens
bloodies
erodes
ruins
wounds
batters
destroys
impairs
disfigures
defaces
wrecks
washes out
endamages
queers
crosses (up)
deteriorates
vitiates
undermines
dents
lacerates
enfeebles
tortures
dings
blights
enervates
wastes
dints
scours
shatters
torments
scourges
crushes
lames
wipes out
maims
smashes
tears down
hamstrings
demolishes
dashes
mutilates
totals
wears (away)
tarnishes
desolates
bangs up
pulverizes
bashes
disables
devastates
clobbers
botches
razes
decimates
mangles
annihilates
gums (up)
does in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

repairs
doctors
patches
fixes
cures
rebuilds
heals
remedies
reconstructs
renovates
mends
reconditions
helps
rehabilitates
revamps
rectifies
edits
remodels
improves
revises
enhances
betters
perfects
enriches
refines
ameliorates
meliorates

单词	crabs
释义	crab 1 of 5 noun (1) ˈkrab often attributive 1 plural crabs also crab : any of numerous chiefly marine broadly built decapod crustaceans: a : any of an infraorder (Brachyura) with a short broad usually flattened carapace, a small abdomen that curls forward beneath the body, short antennae, and the anterior pair of limbs modified as grasping pincers b : any of various crustaceans of an infraorder (Anomura) resembling true crabs in the more or less reduced condition of the abdomen 2 capitalized : cancer sense 1 3 crabs plural : infestation with crab lice 4 : the angular difference between an aircraft's course and the heading necessary to make that course in the presence of a crosswind crab 2 of 5 verb (1) crabbed; crabbing intransitive verb 1 : to fish for crabs 2 a(1) : to move sideways indirectly or diagonally (2) : to crab an airplane b : to scuttle or scurry sideways transitive verb 1 : to cause to move sideways or in an indirect or diagonal manner specifically : to head (an airplane) into a crosswind to counteract drift 2 : to subject to crabbing crab 3 of 5 noun (2) : crab apple crab 4 of 5 noun (3) : an ill-tempered person : grouch crab 5 of 5 verb (2) crabbed; crabbing transitive verb 1 : to make sullen : sour old age has crabbed his nature 2 : to complain about peevishly 3 : spoil, ruin intransitive verb : carp, grouse always crabs about the weather Synonyms Noun (3) bear bellyacher complainer crank croaker crosspatch curmudgeon fusser griper grouch grouser growler grumbler grump murmurer mutterer sourpuss whiner Verb (2) beef bellyache bitch bleat carp caterwaul complain croak fuss gripe grizzle grouch grouse growl grumble grump holler inveigh keen kick kvetch maunder [chiefly British] moan murmur mutter nag repine scream squawk squeal wail whimper whine whinge [British] yammer yawp yaup yowl See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English crabbe, from Old English crabba; akin to Old High German krebiz crab and perhaps to Old English ceorfan to carve — more at carve Noun (2) Middle English crabbe, perhaps from crabbe crab entry 1 Verb (2) Middle English crabben, probably back-formation from crabbed First Known Use Noun (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (1) 1657, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Noun (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined above Noun (3) 1580, in the meaning defined above Verb (2) 1662, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Phrases Containing crab coconut crab crab apple blue crab crab louse catch a crab hermit crab hard-shell crab giant crab spider oyster crab she-crab snow crab spider crab stone crab crab rangoon crab-eating macaque Dungeness crab fiddler crab Alaskan king crab tanner crab king crab horseshoe crab crab spider See More coconut crab crab apple blue crab crab louse catch a crab hermit crab hard-shell crab giant crab spider oyster crab she-crab snow crab spider crab stone crab crab rangoon crab-eating macaque Dungeness crab fiddler crab Alaskan king crab tanner crab king crab horseshoe crab crab spider See More Kids Definition crab 1 of 3 noun ˈkrab : a sea animal that is a crustacean related to the lobsters and has a short broad flat shell and a front pair of legs with small claws crab 2 of 3 noun : a person who is usually grouchy crab 3 of 3 verb crabbed; crabbing : complain Medical Definition crab noun ˈkrab 1 : any of a tribe (Brachyura) of chiefly marine crustaceans with a short broad usually flattened carapace, a small abdomen that curls forward beneath the body, short antennae, and the anterior pair of limbs modified as grasping pincers 2 crabs plural : infestation with pubic lice crabs 1 of 2 noun plural of crab as in bears an irritable and complaining person you're always such a crab in the morning! Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance bears mutterers complainers hunks cranks croakers growlers grousers curmudgeons sourpusses murmurers grumps kickers whiners bellyachers grouches grumblers fussers gripers crosspatches crocks soreheads party poopers spoilsports grinches naggers defeatists killjoys hypochondriacs malcontents pessimists faultfinders repiners nitpickers quibblers objectors Antonyms & Near Antonyms optimists happy campers Pollyannas crabs 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of crab 1 as in complains to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely their two-year-old whined and crabbed for the whole car trip Synonyms & Similar Words complains screams bitches moans whines carps repines mutters grizzles growls kicks bellyaches grouses beefs squeals grouches yaups hollers grumbles worries cries nags caterwauls maunders murmurs grumps whimpers squawks yawps gripes keens yowls wails bleats kicks up a stink croaks protests kvetches yammers inveighs kicks up a fuss whinges stews fusses sobs blubbers cavils objects (to) quarrels (with) quibbles frets laments bewails bemoans deplores Antonyms & Near Antonyms delights crows bears rejoices takes accepts endures tolerates cheers applauds countenances commends See More 2 as in damages to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of crabbed the blossoming romance by becoming moody and demanding Synonyms & Similar Words damages mars injures cripples spoils hurts compromises harms blemishes flaws breaks weakens bloodies erodes ruins wounds batters destroys impairs disfigures defaces wrecks washes out endamages queers crosses (up) deteriorates vitiates undermines dents lacerates enfeebles tortures dings blights enervates wastes dints scours shatters torments scourges crushes lames wipes out maims smashes tears down hamstrings demolishes dashes mutilates totals wears (away) tarnishes desolates bangs up pulverizes bashes disables devastates clobbers botches razes decimates mangles annihilates gums (up) does in Antonyms & Near Antonyms repairs doctors patches fixes cures rebuilds heals remedies reconstructs renovates mends reconditions helps rehabilitates revamps rectifies edits remodels improves revises enhances betters perfects enriches refines ameliorates meliorates See More
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