ALL meanings of shrimp
shrimp
S s - noun plural shrimp any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food. 1
- noun plural shrimp Informal. a diminutive or insignificant person. 1
- verb without object shrimp to catch or try to catch shrimps. 1
- adjective shrimp (of food) made with or containing shrimp: shrimp salad. 1
- adjective shrimp of or relating to shrimp or their catching, processing, and marketing: a shrimp boat. 1
- intransitive verb shrimp catch shrimp 1
- countable noun shrimp Shrimps are small shellfish with long tails and many legs. 0
- noun shrimp 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 0
- noun shrimp any of various similar but unrelated crustaceans, such as the opossum shrimp and mantis shrimp 0
- noun shrimp any of various freshwater shrimplike amphipod crustaceans of the genus Gammarus, esp G. pulex 0
- noun shrimp any of various shrimplike amphipod crustaceans of the genus Gammarus, esp G. locusta 0
- noun shrimp a diminutive person, esp a child 0
- verb shrimp to fish for shrimps 0
- noun shrimp any of a large number of small, slender, long-tailed decapods, mostly marine: many are highly valued as food 0
- noun shrimp a small or insignificant person 0
- intransitive verb shrimp to fish for shrimp 0