crawfish

ˈkrɔːfɪʃ

Definition of crawfish - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

aquatic life

small freshwater crustacean resembling a lobster

We caught a crawfish in the stream.

crawdad

crayfish

culture

Rare

Slang

slur against Anglo-Canadians in Quebec

Rare

Slang

He was offended by the term crawfish.

insult

pejorative

slur

Verb

fishing

tr.

catch small freshwater crustaceans in rivers or streams

tr.

We decided to crawfish in the nearby creek.

commitment

intr.

Rare

withdraw from a previous position or commitment

intr.

Rare

He had to crawfish on his earlier promise.

backtrack

retreat

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small freshwater crustacean resembling a lobster

Expressions with crawfish

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crawfish out

decide not to do something

He promised to help but crawfished out at the last minute.

Origin of crawfish

French, crevice (crayfish)

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crawfishing

fishing

the activity of catching crawfish in water bodies

Examples of crawfish in a sentence

We spotted a crawfish near the riverbank.
The word crawfish is considered derogatory in some circles.
Many people are unaware of the term crawfish as a slur.
They planned to crawfish at the lake this weekend.
He loves to crawfish during the summer holidays.
She decided to crawfish on the deal last minute.

They might crawfish from the agreement under pressure.

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French:écrevisse, attraper des écrevisses, ...
German:Flusskrebs, krebsen, ...
Italian:gambero, pescare gamberi, ...
Spanish:cangrejo de río, pescar cangrejos de río, ...
Portuguese:lagostim, pescar lagostins, ...
Chinese:小龙虾, 捕捞小龙虾, ...
Japanese:ザリガニ, ザリガニ釣りをする, ...
Arabic:جراد البحر, صادَ الجَمْبَرِي النَهْري, ...
Hebrew:סַרְטָן נְהָרוֹת, לָדוּג סַרְטְנֵי נְהָרוֹת, ...
Russian:рак, ловить раков, ...
Ukrainian:рак, ловити раків, ...
Hindi:क्रॉफिश, क्रॉफिश पकड़ना, ...
Bengali:ক্রেফিশ, ক্রফিশ ধরা, ...
Catalan:cranc de riu, pescar crancs de riu, ...
Czech:rak, račit, ...
Danish:flodkrebs, fiske efter krebs, ...
Dutch:rivierkreeft, vissen op rivierkreeftjes, ...
Greek:καραβίδα, ψαρεύω καραβίδες, ...
Hungarian:folyami rák, rákászni, ...
Khmer:បង្កងទឹកសាប, ចាប់ក្តាមទឹកសាប, ...
Korean:가재, 잡다, ...
Persian:خرچنگ آب شیرین, خرچنگ‌گیری کرد, ...
Polish:rak, łowić raki, ...
Portuguese (BR):lagostim, pescar lagostins, ...
Romanian:rac, a pescui raci, ...
Swedish:kräfta, fiska kräftor, ...
Thai:กุ้งเครย์ฟิช, ตกปลาเครย์ฟิช, ...
Turkish:kerevit, kerevit avlamak, ...
Vietnamese:tôm càng, bắt tôm càng, ...

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Definition of crawfish - Reverso English Dictionary

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Origin of crawfish

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Terms with crawfish included in their meaning

Examples of crawfish in a sentence

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