Antonyms for crab

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : krab

Phonetic Transcription : kræb

Definition of crab

Origin : crustacean, Old English crabba, from a general Germanic root (cf. Dutch krab, Old High German krebiz, German Krabbe, Old Norse krabbi "crab"), related to Low German krabben, Dutch krabelen "to scratch, claw," from PIE root *gerbh- "to scratch, carve" (see carve). The constellation name is attested in English from c.1000; the Crab Nebula (1868), however, is in Taurus, and is so called for its shape. French crabe (13c.) is from Dutch.

noun grouch
verb complain

Example sentences :

He covered the crab with its shell and taught it how to creep.
Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd

Whose fault is it that I got the good colt and you got the crab?
Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan

Half an hour before serving, clear a lobster or crab from the shell, and put it into the stew, adding a little salt and cayenne.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

Anybody but Esther Tidditt, that is; she's down on him like a sheet anchor on a crab.
Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

And amongst all animals, you will tell us that the crab has loveliest eyes?
Extract from : « The Symposium » by Xenophon

At this crab's march we shall be some time getting "back to the land."
Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy

"Very un-American," remarked the singer, as he ate his crab bisque.
Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

Then the whole party congratulated the crab on their victory.
Extract from : « Japanese Fairy World » by William Elliot Griffis

"The fellow has got a letter, Sir; he has stuck it in his hatband," said Mr. Crab.
Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever

Then I saw him wriggle out of danger, backing away like a crab.
Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan

Synonyms for crab

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