A bad-tempered person.
The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.
A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.
A playing card with the rank of three.
The crab apple or wild apple.
The tree bearing crab apples, which has a dogbane-like bitter bark with medical use.
A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
A claw for anchoring a portable machine.
The tree species Carapa guianensis, native to South America.
A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.
A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
An infestation of pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).
A position in rowing where the oar is pushed under the rigger by the force of the water.
A defect in an outwardly normal object that may render it inconvenient and troublesome to use.
A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.
The angle by which an aircraft's nose is pointed upwind of its groundtrack to compensate for crosswinds during an approach to landing; its crab angle.
The state of an aircraft's nose being pointed upwind of its groundtrack to compensate for crosswinds during an approach to landing.
To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.
To move in a manner that involves keeping low and clinging to surfaces.
To ruin.
To fish for crabs.
To move (a camera) sideways.
To back out of something.
To be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault.
To complain about.
To cudgel or beat, as with a crabstick
To drift or move sideways or to leeward (by analogy with the movement of a crab).
To complain.
A contemptible person.
A person who is sexually promiscuous; a slut.
A person who is unscrupulous, especially one who compromises their principles for gain.
A person who will violate behavioral standards to achieve something desired.
Synonym of prostitute: a person (especially a woman) who offers sexual services for payment.
To prostitute oneself.
To engage the services of a prostitute.
To promote shamelessly.
To pimp; to pander.
To pursue false gods.
To pursue false goals.
To overuse something.