shrimp

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[edit] Noun

Singular
shrimp

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural shrimp or shrimps

shrimp (countable and uncountable; plural shrimp or shrimps)

  1. any of many small decapod crustaceans, of the infraorders Caridea, many of which are edible
  2. (uncountable, food) the flesh of the crustaceans
  3. (slang) a small or unimportant person

[edit] Synonyms

  • prawn (Australia and U.K.)

[edit] Translations

decapod crustacean
flesh of the crustacean
small person
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to shrimp

Third person singular
shrimps

Simple past
shrimped

Past participle
shrimped

Present participle
shrimping

to shrimp (third-person singular simple present shrimps, present participle shrimping, simple past and past participle shrimped)

  1. (intransitive) to fish for shrimp
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