crab

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkræb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kræb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(krab)

Inflections of 'crab' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
crabs
v 3rd person singular
crabbing
v pres p
crabbed
v past
crabbed
v past p

crab
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Sense: A short-tailed or soft-tailed crustacean
Synonyms:
podothalmian, seafood Collocations, shellfish Collocations, crustacean, soft-shell crab, Cancer Collocations, Brachyura (Latin), Anomura (Latin), arthropod, sea creature, hermit crab, crab lice, animal Collocations
Sense: A grouchy person
Synonyms:
complainer, grumbler, grump, bellyacher, grouch, grumpyguts (slang), curmudgeon, sourpuss (slang), whiner, whinger, moaner (slang)


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