1. (

• crab

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

2. (

• crab ,
• crabby_person

) a quarrelsome grouch ;

3. (

• Cancer ,
• Crab ,

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

4. (

• Cancer ,
• Cancer_the_Crab ,
• Crab

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

5. (

• crab ,
• crabmeat

) the edible flesh of any of various crabs ;

6. (

• crab_louse ,
• pubic_louse ,
• crab ,
• Phthirius_pubis

) a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body ;

7. (

• crab

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

1. (

• crab ,

) direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind ;

2. (

• crab

) scurry sideways like a crab ;

3. (

• crab

) fish for crab ;

4. (

• gripe ,
• bitch ,
• grouse ,
• crab ,
• beef ,
• squawk ,
• bellyache ,
• holler

) complain; "What was he hollering about?" ;