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English noun: crawfish | |||
| 1. | crawfish (food) tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly | ||
| Synonyms | crawdad, crayfish, ecrevisse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shellfish | ||
| Part meronym | American crayfish, ecrevisse, Old World crayfish | ||
| 2. | crawfish (animal) small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster | ||
| Synonyms | crawdad, crawdaddy, crayfish | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decapod, decapod crustacean | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | American crayfish, ecrevisse, Old World crayfish | ||
| Member meronym | Astacidae, Astacura, family Astacidae | ||
| 3. | crawfish (animal) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lobster | ||
| Part holonym | crayfish, langouste, rock lobster, spiny lobster | ||
| Member meronym | genus Palinurus, Palinurus | ||
English verb: crawfish | |||
| 1. | crawfish (communication) make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | back away, back out, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Verb group | draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw | ||
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