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crawfish

/ˈkrɔːfɪʃ/

crawfishnoun

crawfishes

/ˈkrɔːfɪʃ/

Translations

рак

The crawfish was hiding under a rock in the stream.

Рак прятался под камнем в ручье.

Additional translations

речной рак

Definitions

A freshwater crustacean resembling a small lobster, found in streams and rivers.

We caught several crawfish in the creek during our camping trip.

Synonyms

freshwater lobster

crayfish

yabby

mudbug

crawfishverb

crawfished

Past Simple

crawfished

Past Participle

crawfishing

Gerund

/ˈkrɔːfɪʃ/

/ˈkrɔːˌfɪʃ/

Dialectal (US, informal) intransitive verb meaning to back out or retreat.

Definitions

To retreat from or back out of a position, commitment, or statement; to equivocate.

The company crawfished on its promise once the costs became clear.

Synonyms

pull back

shirk

equivocate

hedge

wriggle out

back down

renege

withdraw

back out

chicken out

crawfishadjective

more crawfish

Comp.

most crawfish

Super.

Attributive use before another noun, e.g. "crawfish étouffée".

Definitions

Made with or containing crawfish; relating to crawfish.

She ordered the spicy crawfish soup.

Synonyms

freshwater-crustacean