crabwise

crab·wise

 (krăb′wīz′)

adv.

1. Sideways.

2. In a furtive or circumspect manner; indirectly.

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crabwise

(ˈkræbˌwaɪz)

adj, adv

(of motion) sideways; like a crab

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crab•wise

(ˈkræbˌwaɪz)

adv.

sideways.

[1900–05]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

crabwise - (of movement) at an angle sideways oblique - slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"

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Translations

crabwise

[ˈkræbˌwaɪz]

A. ADJ [movement] → como de cangrejo, lateral

B. ADV [move] → como cangrejo, lateralmente

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