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May 25, 2012
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Synonyms for crabbed

Verb

1. crab, steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
usage: direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
2. crab, scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle
usage: scurry sideways like a crab
3. crab, fish
usage: fish for crab
4. gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler, complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
usage: complain; "What was he hollering about?"

Adjective

1. crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered, ill-natured (vs. good-natured)
usage: perversely irritable
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