Crab
01
krabba, kräfta
a sea creature with eight legs, two pincers, and a hard shell, which is able to live on land
Exempel
The children laughed with delight as they chased crabs along the beach, their buckets filling with scuttling creatures.
Barnen skrattade av glädje medan de jagade krabbor längs stranden, deras hinkar fylldes med skyndande varelser.
02
krabba
the meat of a crab that can be eaten
Exempel
He cooked a simple pasta dish with fresh crab, tossed in a garlic and herb butter sauce.
Han lagade en enkel pastarätt med färsk krabba, blandad i en vitlöks- och örtersmörsås.
03
a stroke of the oar in which the blade either misses the water or digs too deeply, often causing a loss of control
Exempel
The coach explained how to recover from a crab.
04
an irritable or grumpy person
Exempel
The teacher called the student a crab for constant arguing.
to crab
01
to complain or grumble persistently
Exempel
The employees crabbed over the new policy.
02
to catch crabs
Exempel
She crabbed with a small net near the pier.
03
to move sideways, like a crab
Exempel
The dog crabs along the fence, sniffing everything.
04
to fly an aircraft into a crosswind by angling the nose into the wind to maintain a straight path over the ground
Exempel
They crabbed the plane until touchdown.
Lexikalt Träd
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