Crab
- 1.
- (FIGURATIVE) សិស្សកម្ជិល
▪ (He's a) crab មនុស្សរញ៉ាំរញ៉ូវ - 2.
- (COLLOQUIAL) រអ៊ូរទាំ, blus crab ក្ដាមសមុទ្រ, catch a crab ចាប់ក្ដាម, អូសក្ដាម
noun
- 1.
- ម៉ាស៊ីនលើកវត្ថុធ្ងន់
- 2.
- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ដំបៅមហារីក
- 3.
- (a ten footed shellfish, a machine for hoisting heavy weights. [Crab] cancer, the constellation and zodiac sign) ocean crab ក្ដាមសមុទ្រ
adjective
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- ដែលឥតមានគេដាំ, ដែលដុះឯង, ដែលឥតដំណាំ
- 2.
- (FIGURATIVE) ដែលចូលចិត្ដរស់នៅម្នាក់ឯង
verb — past tense: crabbed ; past participle: crabbed ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (to fish for crabs) នេសាទក្ដាម
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) បន្ដុះបង្អាប់, និយាយក្លែងបង្ខូច, និយាយបង្កាច់
- hermit crab
- ប្រភេទក្ដាមម្យ៉ាងចូលចិត្ដរស់នៅក្នុងសំបកខ្ចៅ, នោះជំនួសសំបករបស់ខ្លួន
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- One of the brachyuran Crustacea. 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.
- 3.
- A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste.
- 4.
- A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.
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- A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.
- 6.
- A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.
- 7.
- A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
- 8.
- A claw for anchoring a portable machine.
adjective
- 1.
- Sour; rough; austere.
verb — past tense: crabbed ; past participle: crabbed ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To make sour or morose; to embitter.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To beat with a crabstick.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel.