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/krab"wuyz'/, adv.sideways: patrons edging crabwise along the crowded row of theater seats.[1900-05; CRAB + -WISE]
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crabwise
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crabwise — ► ADVERB & ADJECTIVE ▪ (of movement) sideways, especially in an awkward way … English terms dictionary
crabwise — [krab′wīz΄] adv. toward one side; sideways; laterally … English World dictionary
crabwise — crab|wise [ˈkræbwaız] adv also crab|ways [ weız] sideways ▪ I moved crabwise along the edge of the cliff … Dictionary of contemporary English
crabwise — also crabways adverb sideways, especially in a way that seems difficult: I moved crabwise along the edge of the cliff … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
crabwise — adverb Date: 1863 1. sideways 2. in a sidling or cautiously indirect manner … New Collegiate Dictionary
crabwise — 1. adjective In the manner of a crab; sideways. 2. adverb In the manner of a crab; sideways … Wiktionary
crabwise — crab|wise [ kræb,waız ] adverb sideways … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crabwise — adj. sideways, slanting toward one side; in a carefully indirect manner adv. in a carefully indirect manner; sideways … English contemporary dictionary
crabwise — adverb & adjective (of movement) sideways, especially in an awkward way … English new terms dictionary
crabwise — UK [ˈkræbˌwaɪz] / US adverb sideways … English dictionary
