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Crabwise

adjective/kɹˈæbwaɪz/
Definition
(of movement) at an angle
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈæbwaɪz/
🇬🇧British English
/kɹˈabwaɪz/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kɹˈabwaɪz/
2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈæbwaɪz/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
krabbenartig
(der Bewegung) in einem Winkel
🇫🇷French
au crabe
(de mouvement) sous un angle
🇪🇸Spanish
como un cangrejo
(de movimiento) en ángulo
🇮🇹Italian
a granchio
(di movimento) ad angolo
🇳🇱Dutch
krabben
(van beweging) in een hoek
🇵🇹Portuguese
caranguejo
(de movimento) em um ângulo
🇷🇺Russian
крабовый
(движения) под углом
India
🇮🇳Hindi
केकड़े के अनुसार
(आंदोलन का) एक कोण पर
🇧🇩Bengali
কাঁকড়া
(চলাচলের) একটি কোণে
🇮🇳Tamil
நண்டுபடி
(இயக்கத்தின்) ஒரு கோணத்தில்
🇮🇳Telugu
పీతల వారీగా
(కదలిక) ఒక కోణంలో
🇮🇳Marathi
खेकड्याच्या दिशेने
(हालचालीचे) एका कोनात
🇮🇳Gujarati
કરચલો
(ચળવળનું) એક ખૂણા પર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಏಡಿಯಂತೆ
(ಚಲನೆಯ) ಒಂದು ಕೋನದಲ್ಲಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഞണ്ടുകൾ പോലെ
(ചലനത്തിൻ്റെ) ഒരു കോണിൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕੇਕੜੇ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ
(ਗਤੀਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ ਦਾ) ਇੱਕ ਕੋਣ ਤੇ
🇵🇰Urdu
کیکڑے کی طرف
(حرکت کا) ایک زاویہ پر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
螃蟹般的
(运动)以某个角度
🇯🇵Japanese
カニワイズ
(動きの)ある角度で
🇰🇷Korean
게 방향
(움직임이) 비스듬히
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khôn ngoan
(của chuyển động) ở một góc
🇹🇭Thai
ปูอย่างฉลาด
(การเคลื่อนไหว) ในมุม
🇮🇩Indonesian
kepiting
(gerakan) pada suatu sudut
🇲🇾Malay
mengikut ketam
(pergerakan) pada suatu sudut
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
سلطعون
(الحركة) بزاوية
🇮🇷Persian
خرچنگ
(از حرکت) در یک زاویه
🇹🇷Turkish
yengeç yönünde
(hareket) belli bir açıyla
🇮🇱Hebrew
בבחינת סרטנים
(של תנועה) בזווית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'crabwise'?
The primary meaning of 'crabwise' is '(of movement) at an angle'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'crabwise' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'crabwise' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'crabwise' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'crabwise' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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