Shrimp - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ʃrɪmp|
Brit.
|ʃrɪmp|
noun
- disparaging terms for small people (syn: runt)
- any of various edible decapod crustaceans (syn: prawn)
- small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible
- any of various edible decapod crustaceans (syn: prawn)
- small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible
verb
- fish for shrimp
Extra examples
He's a little shrimp of a boy.
...the boy was just a shrimp until his teens, when he had a growth spurt...
Add a cup or two of cooked chicken or shrimp or tuna.
...due to raised levels of mercury in the water, there is a warning against eating the local shrimp...
Shrimp are sized and selected for canning.
The company imports between 15 million and 20 million pounds of shrimp per year.
Word forms
noun
singular: shrimp
plural: shrimps
singular: shrimp
plural: shrimps
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