CRABWISE

Meaning of CRABWISE in English

[adverb]If you move crabwise you move sideways or in a careful and indirect manner.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

CRABWISE — adverb Date: 1863 sideways , in a sidling or cautiously indirect manner
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CRABWISE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adverb Etymology: crab (I) + -wise 1. : sideways the battleship was pushed several feet crabwise by its nine-gun …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRABWISE — /krab"wuyz'/ , adv. sideways: patrons edging crabwise along the crowded row of theater seats. [ 1900-05; CRAB + -WISE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRABWISE — adv. in a carefully indirect manner; sideways
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CRABWISE — adj. sideways, slanting toward one side
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CRABWISE — adverb Date: 1863 1. : sideways 2. : in a sidling or cautiously indirect manner
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRABWISE — ■ adverb & adjective (of movement) sideways, especially in an awkward way.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CRABWISE — [crab.wise] adv (1898) 1: sideways 2: in a sidling or cautiously indirect manner
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CRABWISE — crabwise BrE AmE ˈkræb waɪz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CRABWISE — / ˈkræbwaɪz; NAmE / adverb ( of a movement ) in a sideways direction, like a crab
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRABWISE — crab ‧ wise /ˈkræbwaɪz/ BrE AmE ( also crab‧ways /-weɪz/) adverb sideways: I moved crabwise along the edge of the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRABWISE — adv. & attrib.adj. (of movement) sideways or backwards like a crab.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRABWISE — adv. & attrib.adj. (of movement) sideways or backwards like a crab.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRABWISE — adv. & attrib.adj. (of movement) sideways or backwards like a crab.
Oxford English vocab
CRABWISE — adverb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He had sidled up to it crabwise but to his surprise Tory Central Office had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CRABWISE — adj. Function: adverb Synonyms: SIDEWAYS 1, laterally, sideling, ||sidelings, sidelong, sideward, sidewise
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CRABWISE — adverb Synonyms: sideways 1, laterally, sideling, ||sidelings, sidelong, sideward, sidewise
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CRABWISE — пятясь задом; двигаясь вбок
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRABWISE — adv пятясь задом; двигаясь вбок
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CRABWISE — (0) двигаясь вбок; пятясь задом
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CRABWISE — adv пятясь задом; двигаясь вбок
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CRABWISE — adv пятясь задом; двигаясь вбок
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CRABWISE — нар. 1) боком to crawl crabwise — ползти боком 2) с осторожностью краба; обходным, окольным путём
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CRABWISE — нар. 1) боком to crawl crabwise — ползти боком 2) с осторожностью краба; обходным, окольным путём
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CRABWISE — пятясь задом; двигаясь вбок
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRABWISE — adj. Pronunciation: - ˌ w ī z Function: adverb Date: 1863 1 : SIDEWAYS 2 : in a sidling or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
-WISE — [-wise] adv comb form [ME, fr. OE -wisan, fr. wise manner] 1 a: in the manner of "crabwise" "fanwise" b: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CRABWAYS — crab ‧ wise /ˈkræbwaɪz/ BrE AmE ( also crab‧ways /-weɪz/) adverb sideways: I moved crabwise along the edge of the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
REMINDER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a painful reminder ▪ The violence is a painful reminder that many issues have not …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOVING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a moving speech (= making people feel strong emotions ) ▪ That was a very …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Cambridge English vocab

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