· decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers

Synonym(s): crab

Hypernym(s): decapod_crustacean, decapod

· a quarrelsome grouch

Synonym(s): crab, crabby_person

Hypernym(s): grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatch

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

Synonym(s): Cancer

Hypernym(s): person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

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

Synonym(s): Cancer, Cancer_the_Crab

· the edible flesh of any of various crabs

Synonym(s): crab, crabmeat

Hypernym(s): shellfish

· a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body

Synonym(s): crab_louse, pubic_louse, crab, Phthirius_pubis

Hypernym(s): louse, sucking_louse

· a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race"

Synonym(s): crab

Hypernym(s): rowing, row

· direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind

Synonym(s): crab

Hypernym(s): steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise

· scurry sideways like a crab

Synonym(s): crab

Hypernym(s): scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle

· fish for crab

Synonym(s): crab

Hypernym(s): fish

· complain; "What was he hollering about?"

Synonym(s): gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler

Hypernym(s): complain, kick, plain, sound_off, quetch, kvetch