crab

4 letters in word "crab": A B C R.

Anagrams of crab:

• carb

Words found within crab:

ab ar arb arc ba bar bra cab car

• Definitions:
• decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers a quarrelsome grouch Cancer: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer Cancer: the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind the edible flesh of any of various crabs scurry sideways like a crab crab louse: infests the pubic region of the human body fish for crab a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race" gripe: complain; "What was he hollering about?"
• Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short "tail" (Greek: brachy = short, ura = tail), or where the abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax. ...
• In cryptography, Crab is a block cipher created by Burt Kaliski and Matt Robshaw in 1993. Not really intended for use, Crab was developed to demonstrate how ideas from hash functions could be used to create a fast cipher.
• The Crab is the name given to an unorthodox posture sometimes seen in basic gymnastics, yoga, and breakdancing. The body is supinated so that the back faces the ground, the legs are bent like sitting in a chair, and the arms extend straight backward. ...
• A crab is a type of scratch used by turntablists. It is made from a combination of moving the record on the turntable by hand and quick movement of the crossfader.
• Krabby|???|Kurabu|Crab in original Japanese language versions are one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise - a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...
• Catching the blade of the oar under the water, generally at the release. Often caused by improper feathering of the blade. Either applying power to a partly feathered oar or by feathering the oar under water. When you catch a crab, it feels just like a large crab has grabbed your blade. ...
• a unit of gamma ray flux based on the steady gamma ray emission observed from the Crab Nebula.
• An action that slows the boat down. The oar is turned in the water incorrectly or goes too deep in the water, making it difficult or impossible to remove the oar from the water. Some crabs can result in the oarsperson being thrown out of the boat.
• A crustacean having a flattened body, four pairs of legs, plus a pair of grasping claws, and a reduced abdomen.
• A crustacean with a rounded thorax, a short abdomen tucked under its body, and, in most species, large front claws.
• an aquatic macroinvertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, class Crustacea. The crab is a bottom-dwelling predator.
• A crab is an event when a rower or sculler is unable to extract the oar blade from the water at the finish of the drive (pulling phase of the stroke) and a sloppy stroke occurs. ...
• a disaster in which the rower fails to extract the oar from the water at the finish, causing the handle to smash him/her in the body or pull him/her overboard.
• An oar blade that gets "stuck" in the water. The result of a poorly executed stroke, usually caused when the blade enters the water at an angle instead of perpendicular.
• A marine crustacean that is highly prized throughout the world; its flavor and texture are considered by some to be the equal of lobster. Crabs should always be purchased alive. ...
• A predominantly marine crustacean of the order Decapod which also includes lobsters, crayfish and shrimp (Campbell et al. 1999).
• A rudder-controlled yawing motion to compensate for a crosswind in maintaining a desired flight path, as in a landing approach.
• A small and sometimes portable capstan, for the purpose of lifting equipment and cargo. ***
• For whatever reason the oar get trapped under the water making it difficult to lift up.
• rowing slang for a faulty stroke in which the oar is dipped so deeply in the water that the boat’s motion knocks the oar into one’s chest and knocks one out of the boat.
• 1) Noun. Crab (scratch). A type of scratching. Crab scratches can be performed singularly or sequenced. A close cousin of the twiddle, the crab scratch sounds like a quicker version of the transform and the flare. ...

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• crab
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• → crabbedly
• → crabbedness