Definition of shrimp Shrimp
/ʃɹɪˈmp/ - [shrimp] - shrimp
We found 21 definitions of shrimp from 9 different sources.
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What does shrimp mean?
WordNet
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| shrimp - small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible | ||
| decapod crustacean, decapod 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 | ||
| shrimp - any of various edible decapod crustaceans | ||
| prawn | ||
| seafood edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc | ||
| 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 | ||
| shrimp - disparaging terms for small people | ||
| runt, peewee, half-pint | ||
| small person a person of below average size | ||
Verb |
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| shrimp - fish for shrimp | ||
| fish catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- shrimp (Noun)
Any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, with slender legs, long whiskers and long abdomens. - shrimp (Noun)
The flesh of the crustaceans. - shrimp (Noun)
A small, puny or unimportant person. - shrimp (Verb)
To fish for shrimp.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- shrimp (v. t.)
To contract; to shrink. - shrimp (v.)
Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging to Crangon and various allied genera, having a slender body and long legs. Many of them are used as food. The larger kinds are called also prawns. See Illust. of Decapoda. - shrimp (v.)
In a more general sense, any species of the macruran tribe Caridea, or any species of the order Schizopoda, having a similar form. - shrimp (v.)
In a loose sense, any small crustacean, including some amphipods and even certain entomostracans; as, the fairy shrimp, and brine shrimp. See under Fairy, and Brine. - shrimp (v.)
Figuratively, a little wrinkled man; a dwarf; -- in contempt.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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shrimp
A decapod crustacean of the infra-order Caridea. -
shrimp
A decapod crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata. -
shrimp
A decapod crustacean of the infra-order Stenopodidea.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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shrimp
shrimp, n. a genus of edible crustaceans, of the order Decapoda, allied to lobsters, crayfish, and prawns: a little wizened or dwarfish person.—v.i. to catch shrimps.—ns. Shrimp′er, one who catches shrimps; Shrimp′ing, the act of catching shrimps; Shrimp′-net, a small-meshed net, on a hoop and pole, for catching shrimps. [Parallel to shrink; cf. Scotch scrimpit, pinched.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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shrimp
The small crustacean Crangon vulgaris, well known as an article of food.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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shrimp
A little diminutive person.
Wikipedia 
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Shrimp are small, swimming crustaceans. There are shrimp both in fresh water and in salt water. They are in the infraorder Caridea. They are related to the prawns. The gills help to tell shrimp and prawn apart. Many prawns are called shrimp, and many shrimp are called prawns. In the context of cooking, the criterion is often only the size of the animal (prawn are bigger).
Many shrimp species are caught to be eaten. Usually, the head, and the digestive tract are removed before the shrimp is eaten.
