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Definition crab in British 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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1.1

the meat from a crab eaten as food

Example

crab salad

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2

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

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3

someone who is always annoyed and complains about unimportant things

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4

an idiot

Example

That guy is such a crab.

5

in the sport of cricket, a bad batsman

Definition crab in British English