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crabbed

The correct spelling is crabbed.

How to pronounce crabbed

verb

IPA: /kɹæbd/

Say it like: Cra-bbe-d

The correct spelling is crabbed. To fish for crabs.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To fish for crabs.
  2. 2.To ruin.
  3. 3.To complain.
  4. 4.To drift or move sideways or to leeward (by analogy with the movement of a crab).
  5. 5.To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.

adjective

  1. 1.Bad-tempered or cantankerous.
  2. 2.Cramped, bent.
  3. 3.(of handwriting) Crowded together and difficult to read.

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