crawfish
Nouns
- (n) tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly crawdad, ecrevisse, crayfish,
- (n) small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster crawdaddy, crawdad, crayfish,
- (n) large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters sea crawfish, langouste, rock lobster, spiny lobster, crayfish,
Verbs
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(v) make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- 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