crab

Definition

  • noun: a sea animal that has a hard shell, eight legs, and two large claws
  • noun: any of numerous chiefly marine broadly built decapod crustaceans
  • verb: to fish for 'crabs'
  • verb: to catch or try to catch crabs
  • synonyms: crabstick, embitter, sour

Examples

  • I'm tired of listening to his 'crabbing' about the weather.

  • He's been 'crabbing' about the weather all afternoon.

  • I don't know why she's been such a 'crab' lately.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) We stole from you? We don't remember anything that happened last night. So help us out a little here. Apparently, you guys met at the crabs table late last night. You're on your real heater when you played your hot streak. You ended up winning just under grand. No shit. grand. Nice. (..)
    2009 The Hangover
  • (..) remember doing last night? The first thing was we're on the roof and we're having shots of Yager. And then we had dinner at The Palm, right?/ That's right. Then we play crabs at the Hard Rock, and I think Doug was there. That sounds right. No, he definitely was. You know what, guys? I don't (..)
    2009 The Hangover