Crab — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

a quarrelsome grouch

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈæb/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈab/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈab/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈæb/.

Examples

he caught a crab and lost the race
What was he hollering about?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crabby person crabmeat holler beef pubic louse Phthirius pubis Cancer Cancer the Crab bitch grouse gripe bellyache squawk crab louse

Parts of Speech

noun	decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
noun	a quarrelsome grouch
noun	(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
noun	the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
noun	the edible flesh of any of various crabs
noun	a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
noun	a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply “he caught a crab and lost the race”
verb	direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
verb	scurry sideways like a crab
verb	fish for crab
verb	complain “What was he hollering about?”

Word Forms

crab	verb	fish for crab
crabby	adjective	annoyed and irritable
crab	noun	decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
gripe	noun	informal terms for objecting
beef	noun	informal terms for objecting
squawk	noun	informal terms for objecting
squawker	noun	a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
bellyacher	noun	a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Krabbe

Zehnfüßer mit Augen an kurzen Stielen und einem breiten, abgeflachten Panzer mit einem kleinen, unter dem Brustkorb gefalteten Hinterleib und Zangen

🇫🇷French

crabe

décapode ayant des yeux sur de courtes tiges et une large carapace aplatie avec un petit abdomen replié sous le thorax et des pinces

🇪🇸Spanish

cangrejo

Decápodo que tiene ojos en tallos cortos y un caparazón ancho y aplanado con un abdomen pequeño doblado debajo del tórax y pinzas.

🇮🇹Italian

granchio

decapode con occhi su corti steli e ampio carapace appiattito con piccolo addome ripiegato sotto il torace e tenaglie

🇳🇱Dutch

krab

tienpotige met ogen op korte stelen en een breed afgeplat schild met een klein achterlijf gevouwen onder de thorax en een tang

🇵🇹Portuguese

caranguejo

decápode com olhos em caules curtos e carapaça larga e achatada com abdômen pequeno dobrado sob o tórax e pinças

🇷🇺Russian

краб

десятиногие с глазами на коротких стебельках и широким уплощенным панцирем с небольшим брюшком, сложенным под грудью, и клешнями.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

केकड़ा

डिकैपोड की आंखें छोटे डंठलों पर होती हैं और छाती और चिमटों के नीचे मुड़ा हुआ छोटा पेट वाला एक चौड़ा चपटा खोल होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

কাঁকড়া

ডিকাপডের চোখ ছোট ডালপালা এবং একটি প্রশস্ত চ্যাপ্টা ক্যারাপেস সহ একটি ছোট পেট বক্ষ এবং চিমটির নীচে ভাঁজ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

நண்டு

குட்டையான தண்டுகள் மீது கண்கள் கொண்ட டெகாபாட்

🇮🇳Telugu

పీత

డెకాపాడ్ చిన్న కాండాలపై కళ్ళు కలిగి ఉంటుంది మరియు థొరాక్స్ మరియు పిన్సర్స్ కింద ముడుచుకున్న చిన్న పొత్తికడుపుతో విశాలమైన చదునైన కారపేస్

🇮🇳Marathi

खेकडा

लहान देठांवर डोळे असलेले डेकापॉड आणि वक्षस्थळाच्या खाली दुमडलेल्या लहान ओटीपोटासह एक विस्तृत चपटा कॅरॅपेस

🇮🇳Gujarati

કરચલો

ટૂંકી દાંડીઓ પર આંખો ધરાવતો ડેકાપોડ અને છાતી અને પિન્સર્સની નીચે વાળેલું નાનું પેટ ધરાવતું પહોળું ચપટી કારાપેસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಏಡಿ

ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಾಂಡಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಡೆಕಾಪಾಡ್ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಶಾಲವಾದ ಚಪ್ಪಟೆಯಾದ ಕ್ಯಾರಪೇಸ್ ಸಣ್ಣ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯನ್ನು ಎದೆಗೂಡಿನ ಮತ್ತು ಪಿನ್ಸರ್‌ಗಳ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಡಚಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഞണ്ട്

ചെറിയ തണ്ടുകളിൽ കണ്ണുകളുള്ള ഡെക്കാപോഡ്, നെഞ്ചിനും പിഞ്ചറുകൾക്കും കീഴിൽ മടക്കിയിരിക്കുന്ന ചെറിയ വയറോടുകൂടിയ വിശാലമായ പരന്ന കാരപ്പേസ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੇਕੜਾ

ਡੀਕਾਪੌਡ ਦੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਛੋਟੀਆਂ ਡੰਡੀਆਂ 'ਤੇ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਚੌੜਾ ਚਪਟਾ ਕੈਰਾਪੇਸ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਪੇਟ ਛਾਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਪਿੰਸਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਜੋੜਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کیکڑا

ڈیکا پوڈ جس کی آنکھیں چھوٹی ڈنڈوں پر ہوتی ہیں اور ایک چوڑا چپٹا کیریپیس ہوتا ہے جس کا پیٹ چھاتی کے نیچے بند ہوتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

螃蟹

十足目动物，眼睛长在短柄上，甲壳宽而扁平，腹部小，折叠在胸部和钳子下面

🇯🇵Japanese

カニ

短い柄に目と、胸部とハサミの下に小さな腹部が折り畳まれた、広く平らな甲羅を持つ十脚類

🇰🇷Korean

게

십각류는 짧은 자루에 눈이 있고 넓고 편평한 갑각이 있고 가슴과 집게 아래에 작은 복부가 접혀 있습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cua

decapod có mắt trên cuống ngắn và mai dẹt rộng với phần bụng nhỏ gấp dưới ngực và các càng

🇹🇭Thai

ปู

เดคาพอดมีตาบนก้านสั้น และกระดองแบนกว้าง ท้องเล็กพับอยู่ใต้ทรวงอกและก้ามปู

🇮🇩Indonesian

kepiting

dekapoda mempunyai mata pada tangkai pendek dan karapas pipih lebar dengan perut kecil terlipat di bawah dada dan penjepit

🇵🇭Filipino

alimango

decapod na may mga mata sa maiikling tangkay at isang malawak na patag na carapace na may maliit na tiyan na nakatiklop sa ilalim ng thorax at mga sipit.

🇲🇾Malay

ketam

Decapod mempunyai mata pada tangkai pendek dan karapas leper yang luas dengan perut kecil dilipat di bawah toraks dan penyepit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كراب

ديكابود له عيون على سيقان قصيرة ودرع عريض مسطح مع بطن صغير مطوي تحت الصدر وكماشة

🇮🇷Persian

خرچنگ

ده پا با چشمانی روی ساقه های کوتاه و کاراپاس پهن پهن با شکم کوچکی که زیر قفسه سینه و انبر تا شده است.

🇹🇷Turkish

yengeç

kısa saplarda gözleri ve göğüs kafesinin ve kıskaçların altına katlanmış küçük bir karına sahip geniş, düzleştirilmiş bir kabuğu olan on ayaklı

🇮🇱Hebrew

סַרְטָן

דקאפוד בעל עיניים על גבעולים קצרים ועטרה שטוחה רחבה עם בטן קטנה מקופלת מתחת לבית החזה ומצבטות

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The primary meaning of 'crab' is 'decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers'.

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Using 'crab' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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