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Meaning of crabbed

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

crabbed

Pronunciation:/kɹæbd/

verb

Definitions

  1. To fish for crabs.

  2. To ruin.

  3. To complain.

  4. To drift or move sideways or to leeward (by analogy with the movement of a crab).

verb

Definitions

  1. (obsolete) To irritate, make surly or sour

  2. To be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault.

  3. (British dialect) To cudgel or beat, as with a crabstick

adjective

Definitions

  1. Bad-tempered or cantankerous.

  2. Cramped, bent.

  3. (of handwriting) Crowded together and difficult to read.