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crawfish - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
crawfish
Definition
(noun) tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
Synonyms
:
crawdad
,
crayfish
,
ecrevisse
Definition
(noun) small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
Synonyms
:
crawdad
,
crawdaddy
,
crayfish
Definition
(noun) large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
Synonyms
:
crayfish
,
langouste
,
rock lobster
,
sea crawfish
,
spiny lobster
Definition
(verb) make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
Synonyms
:
back away
,
back out
,
crawfish out
,
pull back
,
pull in one's horns
,
retreat
,
withdraw
Example Sentence
We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him
He backed out of his earlier promise
The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns
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