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A crab louse.
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A horseshoe crab.
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A machine for handling or hoisting heavy weights.
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A quarrelsome, ill-tempered person.
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idiom
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.
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verb-transitive
Informal To find fault with; complain about.
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Informal To interfere with and ruin; spoil.
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To cause to move or scurry sideways.
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To direct (an aircraft) partly into a crosswind to eliminate drift.
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To make ill-tempered or sullen.
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verb-intransitive
Informal To find fault; criticize someone or something.
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To direct an aircraft into a crosswind.
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To drift diagonally or sideways, especially when under tow.
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To hunt or catch crabs.
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To scurry sideways in the manner of a crab.
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verb
To fish for.
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To move sideways indirectly or diagonally.
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To crab an airplane.
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To scuttle or scurry sideways.
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To cause to move sideways or in an indirect or diagonal manner.
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