Crabs

/kɹæbz/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters

Definition of Crabs

noun

  1. A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
  2. The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat
  3. A bad-tempered person.
  4. (in plural crabs) An infestation of pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).

    "Although crabs themselves are an easily treated inconvenience, the patient and his partner(s) clearly run major STD risks."

  5. A playing card with the rank of three.

verb

  1. To fish for crabs.
  2. To ruin.
  3. To complain.
  4. To drift or move sideways or to leeward (by analogy with the movement of a crab).
  5. To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.

verb

  1. (obsolete) To irritate, make surly or sour
  2. To be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault.
  3. (British dialect) To cudgel or beat, as with a crabstick

noun

  1. The tree species Carapa guianensis, native to South America.

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

crab apple