crab vs scurry

crab and scurry both are nouns.

crab and scurry both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crab	Yes	No	Yes	No
scurry	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, scurry is a hypernym of crab; that is, scurry is a word with a broader meaning than crab:

crab: scurry sideways like a crab
scurry: to move about or proceed hurriedly

Other hypernyms of crab include scamper, scuttle, skitter.

crab (noun)	scurry (noun)
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply	rushing about hastily in an undignified way
decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
the edible flesh of any of various crabs
a quarrelsome grouch

crab (verb)	scurry (verb)
complain	to move about or proceed hurriedly
fish for crab
scurry sideways like a crab
direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind

Difference between crab and scurry

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