crawfish
noun
1. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
Similar word(s): crawdad, crayfish
Definition categories: food, shellfish
2. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
Similar word(s): crawdad, crawdaddy, crayfish
Definition categories: animal, decapod
3. large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
verb
1. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him
Similar word(s): retreat, withdraw
Definition categories: communication
Sentences with crawfish as a verb:
- He said he'd organize the project, but I think he crawfished out of it.