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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

crab•wise adv.

sideways:patrons edging crabwise along the crowded row of theater seats.

crab + -wise 1900–05

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

crabwise / ˈkræbˌwaɪz/ ,

(of motion) sideways; like a crab

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