Definition of 'crawfish'

Noun

1. tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
      Synonyms: crayfish crawdad ecrevisse
2. small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
      Synonyms: crayfish crawdad crawdaddy
3. large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
      Synonyms: spiny lobster langouste rock lobster crayfish sea crawfish

Verb

1. 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"
      Synonyms: retreat pull back back out back away crawfish out pull in one's horns withdraw

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