crab

[Crab]

The fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

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To make sour or morose; to embitter.

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
infests the pubic region of the human body

Noun
the edible flesh of any of various crabs

Noun
the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

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Noun
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer

Noun
a quarrelsome grouch

Verb
complain; "What was he hollering about?"

Verb
fish for crab

Verb
scurry sideways like a crab

Verb
direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind

n.
One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is small and curled up beneath the body.

n.
The zodiacal constellation Cancer.

a.
A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste.

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

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

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

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A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.

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A claw for anchoring a portable machine.

v. t.
To make sour or morose; to embitter.

v. t.
To beat with a crabstick.

v. i.
To drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel.

a.
Sour; rough; austere.

Crab

Crab (kr?b), v. t. 1. To make sour or morose; to embitter. [Obs.]

Sickness sours or crabs our nature.

2. To beat with a crabstick. [Obs.] J. Fletcher.

Crab

Crab, v. i. (Naut.)To drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Crab

Crab, a. [Prob. from the same root as crab, n.] Sour; rough; austere.

The crab vintage of the neighb'ring coast.

To make sour or morose; to embitter.

To drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel.

Sour; rough; austere.

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Usage Examples

I'm a Cancerian, the typical crab with the tough outer shell and the soft bit in the middle. I don't think I'll ever come to terms with people being unnecessarily nasty, but I can take it if someone doesn't like my music - I'm not everyone's cup of tea.

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