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crab (noun)
A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.

crab (noun)
The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.

crab (noun)
A bad-tempered person.

crab (noun)
A defect in an outwardly normal object that may render it inconvenient and troublesome to use.

crab (verb)
To fish for crabs.

crab (verb)
To complain.

crab (verb)
To drift or move sideways or to leeward .

crab (verb)
To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.

crab (noun)
The crab apple or wild apple.

crab (noun)
The tree bearing crab apples, which has a dogbane-like bitter bark with medical use.

crab (noun)
A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.

crab (noun)
A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.

crab (noun)
A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.

crab (noun)
A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.

crab (noun)
A claw for anchoring a portable machine.

crab (verb)
(obsolete) To irritate, make surly or sour.

crab (verb)
To be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault.

crab (verb)
(British dialect) To cudgel or beat, as with a crabstick.

crab (noun)
The tree species Carapa guianensis, native of South America.

crab (noun)
Short for carabiner.

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