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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024crab•bed /ˈkræbɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - difficult to read:crabbed handwriting.
- hard to understand;
intricate and obscure:crabbed short stories and poetry. - bad-tempered;
unpleasant in attitude:the crabbed old English teacher.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024crab•bed (krab′id),USA pronunciation adj. - grouchy;
ill-natured;
irritable;
churlish. - perverse;
contrary;
obstinate. - hard to understand;
intricate and obscure. - difficult to read or decipher, as handwriting.
- 1250–1300; Middle English; see crab1, -ed3
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cross, peevish, cantankerous.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: crabbed /ˈkræbɪd/ adj - surly; irritable; perverse
- (esp of handwriting) cramped and hard to decipher
Etymology: 13th Century: probably from crab1 (from its wayward gait), influenced by crab( apple) (from its tartness)ˈcrabbedly adv ˈcrabbedness n crab1 /kræb/USA pronunciation n., v., crabbed, crab•bing. n. - Invertebrates[countable] a sea animal, a crustacean having a wide, flattened body and five pairs of legs, the front legs being the largest and having claws.
- Invertebrates[uncountable] the flesh of the crab.
v. - [no object] to fish for crabs.
- to move (something) sideways;
scuttle: [no object]The soldiers crabbed forward quickly and dug in.[~ + object]They crabbed their tanks forward, shooting quickly, reloading, and then moving again.
crab•ber, n. [countable]crab•like, adj. crab3 /kræb/USA pronunciation n., v., crabbed, crab•bing. n. [countable] - a bad-tempered, unpleasant person:The English teacher was an old crab to the kids.
v. [no object] - to find fault;
complain:You were always crabbing; didn't you like it there?
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024crab1 (krab),USA pronunciation n., v., crabbed, crab•bing. n. - Invertebratesany decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Invertebratesany of various other crustaceans, as the hermit crab, or other animals, as the horseshoe crab, resembling the true crabs.
- Astronomy(cap.) the zodiacal constellation or sign Cancer.
- Astronomy(cap.) the Crab Nebula.
- any of various mechanical contrivances for hoisting or pulling.
- Aeronauticsthe maneuver of crabbing.
- Insects, Informal Terms[Informal.]the crab louse. See under louse (def. 1).
- crabs:
- Games(used with a sing. v.) a losing throw, as two aces, in the game of hazard.
- pediculosis.
- Nautical, Idioms, Naval Terms catch a crab, to make a faulty stroke in rowing, so that the oar strikes the water forcibly on the backstroke.
v.i. - to catch or attempt to catch crabs.
- to move sideways, diagonally, or obliquely, esp. with short, abrupt bursts of speed;
scuttle. - Aeronautics(of an aircraft) to head partly into the wind to compensate for drift.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto drift or advance with some movement sideways, esp. when under tow.
v.t. - to move (a vehicle or object) sideways, diagonally, or obliquely, esp. with short, abrupt movements.
- Aeronauticsto head (an aircraft) partly into the wind to compensate for drift.
- bef. 1000; Middle English crabbe, Old English crabba; cognate with Dutch krab, Old Norse krabbi; akin to German Krebs
- Plant Biologya crab apple fruit or tree.
- 1300–50; Middle English crabbe; perh. special use of crab1
- [Informal.]an ill-tempered or grouchy person.
v.i. - [Informal.]to find fault;
complain. - (of hawks) to claw each other.
v.t. - [Informal.]to find fault with.
- to make ill-tempered or grouchy;
embitter. - (of a hawk) to claw (another hawk).
- [Slang.]to spoil.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; back formation from crabbed
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: crab /kræb/ n - any chiefly marine decapod crustacean of the genus Cancer and related genera (section Brachyura), having a broad flattened carapace covering the cephalothorax, beneath which is folded the abdomen. The first pair of limbs are modified as pincers
- any of various similar or related arthropods, such as the hermit crab and horseshoe crab
- short for crab louse
- a manoeuvre in which an aircraft flies slightly into the crosswind to compensate for drift
- a mechanical lifting device, esp the travelling hoist of a gantry crane
- catch a crab ⇒ to make a stroke in which the oar either misses the water or digs too deeply, causing the rower to fall backwards
vb (crabs, crabbing, crabbed)- (intransitive) to hunt or catch crabs
- (transitive) to fly (an aircraft) slightly into a crosswind to compensate for drift
- (intransitive) to move forwards with a slight sideways motion, as to overcome an offsetting current
- (intransitive) to move sideways
Etymology: Old English crabba; related to Old Norse krabbi, Old High German krebiz crab, Dutch krabben to scratch crab /kræb/ informal vb (crabs, crabbing, crabbed)- (intransitive) to find fault; grumble
- (transitive) chiefly US to spoil (esp in the phrase crab someone's act)
n - an irritable person
- draw the crabs ⇒ Austral to attract unwelcome attention
Etymology: 16th Century: probably back formation from crabbed crab /kræb/ n - short for crab apple
Etymology: 15th Century: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish skrabbe crab apple |