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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shrimp /ʃrɪmp/USA pronunciation n., pl. shrimps, (esp. when thought of as a group) shrimp for 1.;
v. n. - Invertebratesa small, long-tailed, ten-footed, edible shellfish found chiefly in salt water: [countable]They counted out five little steamed shrimps for each person.[uncountable]Shrimp is good for you.
- a small person:[countable]He was just a shrimp in school.
v. [no object] - to fish for shrimps.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shrimp (shrimp),USA pronunciation n., pl. shrimps, (esp. collectively) shrimp for 1, v., adj. n. - Invertebratesany of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food.
- Informal Termsa diminutive or insignificant person.
v.i. - to catch or try to catch shrimps.
adj. - Food(of food) made with or containing shrimp:shrimp salad.
- of or pertaining to shrimp or their catching, processing, and marketing:a shrimp boat.
- 1300–50; Middle English shrimpe crustacean, puny person; akin to Middle High German schrimpfen to contract, Old English scrimman to shrink
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