crab

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for crab

crab 🔊 /kɹæˈb/

crab : කර්කටක

crab : බාධා කරනවා

crab : කකුළුව

crab : කර්කට

crab : මැසිවිලි කියනවා

crab : දොඹකරේ

crab : කකුළුවා

crab : තිත්ත ඇපල් වර්ගයක්

crab : විවේචනය කරනවා

crab : රළු පුද්ගලයා

crab : දොඹකරය

crab : තිත්ත ඇපල් ජාතියක්

crab : ව්‍යර්ථ කරනවා

crab : රළු තැනැත්තා

crab : කක්කුට්ටා

crab definition

Noun.

  1. One of the brachyuran CrustaceAdjective. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is small and curled up beneath the body.
  2. The zodiacal constellation Cancer.

Adjective.

  1. A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste.
  2. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.
  3. A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.
  4. A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.
  5. A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
  6. A claw for anchoring a portable machine.
  7. Sour; rough; austere.

Transitive verb.

  1. To make sour or morose; to embitter.
  2. To beat with a crabstick.

Intransitive verb. To drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel.