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crab

5 definitions • 7 examples
1
a sea creature with five pairs of legs and a round, flat body covered by a shell, or its flesh eaten as food:

Examples:

All the shops on the seafront had crab for sale.
crab salad This crab salad is delicious!
crab meat Pick through the crab meat and remove any shell.
2
small insects that can live in the hair around the sex organs:

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3
in yoga and other forms of exercise, a position in which you have your flat hands and feet on the floor and the rest of your body raised off the floor, with your face, stomach, and hips upwards:

Examples:

the crab If you used to do gymnastics as a child, you might remember doing the crab.
Crab pose is excellent for strengthening the gluteal muscles.
4
the sign of the zodiac
5
a sea animal that has five pairs of legs and a round, flat body covered by a shell, or its flesh eaten as food

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