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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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