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crab
idiom
1. Catch a crab To make a faulty stroke in rowing that causes the blade of the oar to strike the water on the recovery stroke.
noun
1. A crab apple tree or its fruit.
2. A crab louse.
3. A horseshoe crab.
4. A machine for handling or hoisting heavy weights.
5. A quarrelsome, ill-tempered person.
verb
1. To fish for.
2. To move sideways indirectly or diagonally.
3. To crab an airplane.
4. To scuttle or scurry sideways.
5. To cause to move sideways or in an indirect or diagonal manner.
verb-intransitive
1. Informal To find fault; criticize someone or something.
2. To direct an aircraft into a crosswind.
3. To drift diagonally or sideways, especially when under tow.
4. To hunt or catch crabs.
5. To scurry sideways in the manner of a crab.
verb-transitive
1. Informal To find fault with; complain about.
2. Informal To interfere with and ruin; spoil.
3. To cause to move or scurry sideways.
4. To direct (an aircraft) partly into a crosswind to eliminate drift.
5. To make ill-tempered or sullen.
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Top Words by points |
Points |
Word Game |
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carb | 8 |
Scrabble |
2 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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ab | 4 |
ar | 2 |
ba | 4 |
3 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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arb | 5 |
arc | 5 |
bar | 5 |
bra | 5 |
cab | 7 |
car | 5 |
4 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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carb | 8 |
crab | 8 |