crab
noun
1 noun ZOOL, COOK creature, meatportán masc1 crab claws crúbóga portáncrab meat feoil phortáin 2 noun informal (especially US) grumpy personcancrán masc1 dris fem2 Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 (also crab louse) noun ZOOL insectmíol crúbach 4 noun ENG machinecrúbaire masc4
verb
5 verb FISH fish for crabs INTRANSITIVEbheith ag iascaireacht portánbheith ag iascach portán 6 verb move sideways INTRANSITIVEbheith ag dul ar lorg do thaoibhdrundáil verbbheith ag dromadáil VPhe crabbed along the wall d'imigh sé ag dromadáil feadh an bhalla 7 verb AERO, NAUT steer sideways INTRANSITIVEimigh go cliathánachthe plane was crabbing bhí an t-eitleán ag imeacht go cliathánach
TRANSITIVEhe crabbed the boat across stiúir sé an bád anonn go cliathánach
8 verb informal complain INTRANSITIVEbheith ag gearán bheith ag clamhsán bheith ag casaoid bheith ag cnáimhseáil he crabs about the weather bíonn sé ag casaoid faoin aimsir 9 verb informal (US) spoil TRANSITIVEmill verb scrios verb loit verb