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Definition crab in American English

crab noun

noun
/kræb/
1

a shellfish with ten legs and two large claws used for holding things. Crabs walk sideways.

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abalone barnacle bivalve
1.1

the meat from a crab eaten as food

Example

crab salad

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bacon beef chicken
2

a medical condition in which you have very small insects in your pubic hair

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acidity acne ADD
3

someone who is always annoyed and complains about unimportant things

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ingrate perfectionist purist
4

an idiot

Example

That guy is such a crab.

5

in the sport of cricket, a bad batsman

Definition crab in American English