| 单词 | crabwise |
| 释义 | > as lemmascrabwise crabwise adv. (moving) sideways or backwards like a crab; also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > sideways movement or a sideways movement > [adjective] sidelingc1155 sidelong1608 sideward?1617 sideway1650 sideways1684 sidelings1768 sidling1821 sidewards1827 sidewinding1867 sidestepping1902 crabwise1904 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > sideways movement or a sideways movement > [adverb] sidelonga1398 sidelings?a1400 sidelingc1425 laterallyc1454 collaterally?a1475 sidewarda1513 sidewise1531 byward1556 sideways1572 sidewards1575 sidelingwise1577 crabby1582 crab-like1605 sideway1847 crabwise1904 1904 Daily Chron. 6 May 8/1 There are barges in the way, and these have to be coaxed aside before the Adler can approach crabwise to the wharf. 1926 Chambers's Jrnl. 163/1 She went crabwise about the loch. 1926 Chambers's Jrnl. 224/1 A crabwise gait. 1927 R. A. Freeman Certain Dr. Thorndyke i. iii. 42 He began to advance, crabwise, across the deck in the manner of a wrestler attacking. 1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! v. 298 The innumerable inversions, augmentations, diminutions and crabwise canons of Schönberg's later works. 1963 Times 19 Apr. 5/5 It..swerved out of control and came crabwise down the middle lane and hit my lorry. < as lemmas |
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