to crab
- verb
- /kræb/
- During our vacation, we plan to crab off the coast and enjoy the fresh catch.
Examples
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Now, for those of you who don't know deadliest catch, they take these crab fishing boats out in the Bering Sea, which is like terrible.
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Now, for those of you who don't know Deadliest Catch, they take these crab fishing boats out in the Bering Sea, which is like terrible.
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Okay, now... we're going to make the most delicious... crab Napoleon.
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We'd fish and crab for most of each day and then head to the San Pedro fish market.
Fiction book (2000) -
Tim enjoys to crab in the summer, using traps to catch as many as he can.
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Every weekend, they gather at the pier to crab and share stories of the biggest catches.
Synonyms
To catch fish for sport or food
Antonyms
Compounds
The remains of a star explosion that people first saw in 1054 in the constellation Taurus
- Specialized
A large sea animal with a hard shell shaped like a horseshoe and a long pointed tail
- US
A bluish crab that lives on North America's Atlantic and Gulf coasts and is eaten for its sweet meat
- US
A large edible crab with a hard shell found in Florida and southern US waters, often eaten for its meat
A very large crab that lives in cold northern seas near Alaska with a spiny shell and sweet meat
A crab that has a hard outer covering because it has not recently shed its skin
- Specialized
A small insect that lives in pubic hair and other body hair and makes the skin itch
- Philippine
A habit of trying to pull others down when they succeed because you feel jealous
A South American cactus with stem sections often kept indoors for its bright red flowers
A wild animal like a small dog from northern South America that eats crabs and small animals
- Philippine
A monkey from Southeast Asia that often eats crabs and lives near rivers
Small wild animal that lives near water and eats crabs and other small water animals
A silvery grey seal from Antarctica that eats mainly small sea animals with shells
- Specialized
A small apple tree grown for its tart fruit or pretty spring flowers
A large crab that lives in cold northern Pacific waters near Alaska and Japan
Meat from the legs of a large crab that lives in cold northern waters, usually sweet and tender
The sweet meat from the legs of a very large crab that lives in cold northern seas near Alaska
A small crab with a bright, spotted shell that lives on sandy east coast beaches of the United States
- Indian
A sea animal with a hard shell and a long tail spine that lives on Asian coasts
A large crab with long legs and a spiny shell that lives in European coastal waters
- US
A small crab that lives on coasts and digs burrows, whose males have one large claw they wave
- US
A small crab with bright purple spots on its shell that lives on sandy Atlantic beaches
A tropical sea animal like a crab that lives in burrows and uses large front claws to catch prey
- US
A medium-sized tree from the eastern United States with pink blossoms and small yellow fruit
- US
A small wild apple tree that grows in the western United States and has fragrant pink flowers
A sea crab with back legs flat like paddles that help it swim in shallow coastal water
A small tree or shrub from the southeastern United States grown for its pretty pink spring flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crab meaning to catch crabs comes from the animal itself: fishermen and children 'crab' when they go out to catch these shellfish, so the verb simply names the activity.