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crab 1 C0715500 (krăb)n.1. a. Any of various chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, having a hard carapace that covers a broad flattened cephalothorax with a small abdomen tucked beneath it, and an anterior pair of legs that are large and pincerlike.b. Any of various similar decapod crustaceans, such as a hermit crab or a king crab.c. Crabmeat.2. a. A crab louse.b. crabs Slang Infestation by crab lice.3. The maneuvering of an aircraft partially into a crosswind to compensate for drift.4. A machine for handling or hoisting heavy weights.v. crabbed, crab·bing, crabs v.intr.1. To hunt or catch crabs.2. To scurry sideways in the manner of a crab.3. To drift diagonally or sideways, especially when under tow.4. To direct an aircraft into a crosswind.v.tr.1. To direct (an aircraft) partly into a crosswind to eliminate drift.2. To cause to move or scurry sideways.Idiom: catch a crab To make a faulty stroke in rowing that causes the blade of the oar to strike the water on the recovery stroke.
[Middle English crabbe, from Old English crabba; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]
crab′ber n.
crab 2 C0715500 (krăb)n.1. A crabapple tree or its fruit.2. A quarrelsome, ill-tempered person.v. crabbed, crab·bing, crabs v.intr. Informal To find fault; criticize someone or something.v.tr.1. Informal To interfere with and ruin; spoil.2. Informal To find fault with; complain about.3. To make ill-tempered or sullen.
[Middle English crabbe, possibly from crabbe, crab (shellfish); see crab1.]
crab′ber n.
Crab C0715500 (krăb)n. See Cancer.crabs (kræbz) n (Gambling, except Cards) (sometimes functioning as singular) the lowest throw in a game of chance, esp two aces in dice[plural of crab1]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | crabs - infestation of the pubic hair by crab licepediculosis pubislousiness, pediculosis - infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching |
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pediculosis [pĕ-dik″u-lo´sis] infestation with lice (see louse). Lice live on the host's blood, obtained by piercing the skin and sucking the blood through the mouth part. The area bitten itches and may become sore and infected from scratching. Not only are lice an annoyance, but they also transmit some diseases, such as typhus.Treatment. Head lice hatch eggs in silvery oval-shaped envelopes that attach to the shafts of the hairs. The eggs, called nits, can be removed with some difficulty by combing with a very fine-toothed comb. The lice and nits are effectively killed by applications of 1 per cent gamma benzene hexachloride (Kwell) in a cream or shampoo, lindane, permethrin cream or rinse, or pyrethrins and piperonyl butoxide liquid, gel, or shampoo.pediculosis pu´bis infestation with lice of the species Phthirus pubis, the crab louse, usually limited to the pubic hairs but sometimes involving other hairy areas such as the eyelashes, eyebrows, or axillae. It is usually transmitted sexually but may be contracted from bedding and clothing. On the body, it can be treated with a special cream, lotion, or shampoo, such as Kwell, twice daily for two weeks. If the eyelashes are involved, a thick layer of petrolatum should be applied. Called also crabs and phthiriasis.A popular slang term for Pediculosis humanis cruris; pubic licecrabs Pubic lice, see there. CrabsAn informal or slang term for pubic lice.Mentioned in: Lice InfestationCRABS
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