shrimp
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/ʃɹɪmp/
English
Definitions
noun
- Any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.
- The flesh of such crustaceans.
- A small, puny or unimportant person.
verb
- To fish for shrimp.
- To contract; to shrink.
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Synonyms
prawnhalf-pintruntpeeweemysidcrevettegrasshoppertrawlinglegdeveinedbreadedcocktailsquirtlobstermombarney