shrimp

shrimp

 (shrĭmp)

n. pl. shrimp or shrimps

1.

a. Any of various small, chiefly marine, often edible decapod crustaceans that have a laterally compressed, elongated body with long antennae and long legs used for swimming. The shrimps include species belonging to the superfamily Penaeoidea of the suborder Dendrobranchiata and to the infraorder Caridea of the suborder Pleocyemata.

b. The flesh of one of these crustaceans, used as food.

2. Any of various similar crustaceans, such as a fairy shrimp.

3. Derogatory Slang A person who is small in stature.

intr.v. shrimped, shrimp·ing, shrimps

To fish for shrimp.

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[Middle English shrimpe, possibly of Low German origin.]

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shrimp′er n.

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shrimp

(ʃrɪmp)

n

1. (Animals) any of various chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the genus Crangon and related genera, having a slender flattened body with a long tail and a single pair of pincers

2. (Animals) any of various similar but unrelated crustaceans, such as the opossum shrimp and mantis shrimp

3. (Animals) Also called: freshwater shrimp any of various freshwater shrimplike amphipod crustaceans of the genus Gammarus, esp G. pulex

4. (Animals) Also called: sand shrimp any of various shrimplike amphipod crustaceans of the genus Gammarus, esp G. locusta. See also opossum shrimp

5. informal a diminutive person, esp a child

vb

(Fishing) (intr) to fish for shrimps

[C14: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Low German schrempen to shrink; see scrimp, crimp]

ˈshrimper n

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shrimp

(ʃrɪmp)

n., pl. shrimps, (esp. collectively) shrimp for 1, n.

1. any of various small, long-tailed, chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the suborder Natantia, certain species of which are used as food.

2. a diminutive or insignificant person.

v.i.

3. to fish for shrimps.

[1300–50; Middle English shrimpe; akin to Middle Low German schrimpen to wrinkle]

shrimp′y, adj. shrimp•i•er, shrimp•i•est.

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shrimp

Past participle: shrimped
Gerund: shrimping

Imperative

shrimp

shrimp

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shrimp - disparaging terms for small people   half-pint, peewee, runt small person - a person of below average size
	2.	shrimp - any of various edible decapod crustaceans prawn shrimp - small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible shrimp cocktail - a cocktail of cold cooked shrimp and a sauce seafood - edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc river prawn - large Australian prawn
	3.	shrimp - small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible decapod, decapod crustacean - crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax Crangonidae, family Crangonidae - shrimps pistol shrimp, snapping shrimp - small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae pleopod, swimmeret - one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming prawn, shrimp - any of various edible decapod crustaceans
Verb	1.	shrimp - fish for shrimp fish - catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends"

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shrimp

noun

Slang. A totally insignificant person:

cipher, nebbish, nobody, nonentity, nothing.

Informal: pip-squeak, zero.

Slang: zilch.

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Translations

إرْبيان، قُرَيْدِسجمبريجَمْبَرِيروبيانقَزَم: كَلِمَة تُقال اسْتِصْغارا

garnátkrevetaprcek

rejegnom

GarneleKnirpsShrimp

γαρίδα

camaróngamba

katkarapu

crevettenabot

koziceškamp

udang

rækjatrítill, stubbur

gamberettogamberogranchiolino

クルマエビ小エビ

새우참새우

garneleknēvelisknislis

garnaal

(liten) rekespjælingpusling

krewetka

camarão

crevete

креветка

krpec

kozicaškamp

räka

กุ้ง

karidesufak karidesbodur

con tômtôm

小虾矮小的人虾

shrimp

[ʃrɪmp]

A. N

1. (Zool) → camarón m

2. (fig) → enano/a m/f

B. VI to go shrimping → pescar camarones

C. CPD shrimp cocktail N → cóctel m de camarones
shrimp sauce N → salsa f de camarones

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

shrimp

[ˈʃrɪmp] n → crevette f griseshrimp cocktail n (US) → cocktail m de crevettes

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

shrimp

n → Garnele f, → Krevette f; that shrimp of a child → der kleine Steppke (inf)

vi to go shrimping → auf Krevetten- or Garnelenfang gehen; shrimping net → Reuse f (für den Garnelenfang)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

shrimp

[ʃrɪmp] n (Zool) → gamberetto (fig) (child) → scricciolo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

shrimp

(ʃrimp) noun

1. a kind of small long-tailed shellfish. garnaal إرْبيان، قُرَيْدِس скарида camarão garnát die Garnele reje γαρίδαcamarón krevett ميگو katkarapu crevetteחסילון झींगा morski račić garnéla(rák) udang rækja gamberetto えび 새우 krevetė garnele udang garnaalrekekrewetka شريمپ (يو ډول كلك پوستى كب چي اوږده لكۍ لري): منفور شخص ياشى camarão crevetă креветка garnát kozica (rakec) škamp räka กุ้งฝอย karides (小)小蝦 креветка جھینگا con tôm 小虾

2. an unkind word for a small person. kleintjie قَزَم: كَلِمَة تُقال اسْتِصْغارا фъстък moleque prcek der Knirps gnom μικροκαμωμένοςenano, renacuajo könn فسقلی pätkä nabot/-ote גמד छुटभैया patuljak, čovječuljak kis tökmag (ember) cebol trítill, stubbur nanerottolo, tappo ちび 꼬마, 난쟁이 neūžauga knēvelis; knislis budak kecil garnaalpusling, spjæling konus منفور شخص ياشى pequenote pitic, pocitanie коротышка krpec pritlikavec patuljak puttefnask, plutt คนผอม bodur 矮個子 нікчема ٹھگنا شخص người có tầm vóc nhỏ bé （谑）矮小的人

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shrimp

→ جَمْبَرِي garnát, kreveta reje Garnele γαρίδα camarón, gamba katkarapu crevette kozice, škamp gamberetto, gambero クルマエビ, 小エビ 새우, 참새우 garnaal (liten) reke, (stor) reke krewetka camarão креветка räka กุ้ง karides, ufak karides con tôm 虾

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shrimp

n camarón m

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