crab - noun

decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers

a quarrelsome grouch

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer

the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

the edible flesh of any of various crabs

a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

crab - verb

• direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
• scurry sideways like a crab
• fish for crab
• complain

crab - thesaurus

beef   bellyache   cancer   crabmeat   gripe   grouse   holler   squawk