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Definitions for Crabbed

[1] grouchy; ill-natured; irritable; churlish.
[2] perverse; contrary; obstinate.
[3] hard to understand; intricate and obscure.
[4] difficult to read or decipher, as handwriting.
[5] any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
[6] any of various other crustaceans, as the hermit crab, or other animals, as the horseshoe crab, resembling the true crabs.
[7] (initial capital letter ) Astronomy , Astrology . the zodiacal constellation or sign Cancer.
[8] (initial capital letter ) Astronomy . the Crab Nebula.
[9] any of various mechanical contrivances for hoisting or pulling.
[10] Aeronautics . the maneuver of crabbing.
[11] Informal . the crab louse. See under louse(def 1) .
[12] crabs, (used with a singular verb ) a losing throw, as two aces, in the game of hazard. pediculosis.
[13] to catch or attempt to catch crabs.
[14] to move sideways, diagonally, or obliquely, especially with short, abrupt bursts of speed; scuttle.
[15] Aeronautics . (of an aircraft) to head partly into the wind to compensate for drift.
[16] Nautical . to drift or advance with some movement sideways, especially when under tow.
[17] to move (a vehicle or object) sideways, diagonally, or obliquely, especially with short, abrupt movements.
[18] Aeronautics . to head (an aircraft) partly into the wind to compensate for drift.
[19] Informal . an ill-tempered or grouchy person.
[20] Informal . to find fault; complain.
[21] (of hawks) to claw each other.
[22] Informal . to find fault with.
[23] to make ill-tempered or grouchy; embitter.
[24] (of a hawk) to claw (another hawk).
[25] Slang . to spoil.
[26] surly; irritable; perverse
[27] (esp of handwriting) cramped and hard to decipher
[28] the Crab the constellation Cancer, the fourth sign of the zodiac
[29] any chiefly marine decapod crustacean of the genus Cancer and related genera (section Brachyura ), having a broad flattened carapace covering the cephalothorax, beneath which is folded the abdomen. The first pair of limbs are modified as pincers See also fiddler crab, soft-shell crab, pea crab, oyster crab Related adjective: cancroid
[30] any of various similar or related arthropods, such as the hermit crab and horseshoe crab
[31] short for crab louse
[32] a manoeuvre in which an aircraft flies slightly into the crosswind to compensate for drift
[33] a mechanical lifting device, esp the travelling hoist of a gantry crane
[34] wrestling See Boston crab
[35] catch a crab rowing to make a stroke in which the oar either misses the water or digs too deeply, causing the rower to fall backwards
[36] (intr) to hunt or catch crabs
[37] (tr) to fly (an aircraft) slightly into a crosswind to compensate for drift
[38] (intr) nautical to move forwards with a slight sideways motion, as to overcome an offsetting current
[39] (intr) to move sideways
[40] (intr) to find fault; grumble
[41] (tr) mainly US to spoil (esp in the phrase crab someone's act )
[42] an irritable person
[43] draw the crabs Australian to attract unwelcome attention
[44] short for crab apple

Words related to Crabbed

cross, bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabby, cranky, disagreeable, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, irritable, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy

Words nearby Crabbed

crab tree, crab's eye, crab-plover, crabb, crabbe, crabbed, crabber, crabbing, crabby, crabeater, crabmeat

Origin of Crabbed

31350–1400; Middle English; back formation from crabbed

Other words from Crabbed

crab·bed·ly , adverb
crab·bed·ness , noun
crab·like , adjective
crab·ber , noun

Word origin for Crabbed

C15: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish skrabbe crab apple

Synonyms for Crabbed

cross, bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabby, cranky, disagreeable, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, irritable, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy