"crabwalk" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-crabwalk.wav Forms: crabwalks [plural], crab walk [alternative], crab-walk [alternative]
Etymology: From crab + walk. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|crab|walk}} crab + walk Head templates: {{en-noun}} crabwalk (plural crabwalks)
  1. A form of exercise involving "walking" on one's hands and feet while facing upward. Categories (topical): Exercise
    Sense id: en-crabwalk-en-noun-MKjWnLKd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 12 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 18 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 10 10

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-crabwalk.wav Forms: crabwalks [present, singular, third-person], crabwalking [participle, present], crabwalked [participle, past], crabwalked [past], crab walk [alternative], crab-walk [alternative]
Etymology: From crab + walk. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|crab|walk}} crab + walk Head templates: {{en-verb}} crabwalk (third-person singular simple present crabwalks, present participle crabwalking, simple past and past participle crabwalked)
  1. To perform a crabwalk
    Sense id: en-crabwalk-en-verb--1RgH7PE
  2. To walk like a crab
    Sense id: en-crabwalk-en-verb-CU~A3gEW

Inflected forms

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