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CRABWISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crabwise mean?
• CRABWISE (adjective)
The adjective CRABWISE has 1 sense:
1. (of movement) at an angle
Familiarity information: CRABWISE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of movement) at an angle
Synonyms:
crabwise; sideways
Similar:
oblique (slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled)
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