Crab

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Crab

Crab : நண்டு

Crab : நண்டு

Crab : நண்டு

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.