A crab is a type of crustacean.

Crab or crabs may also refer to:

Science and technology

  • Crab (unit), photometrical unit of X-ray astronomy
  • Crab (cipher), an encryption algorithm based on MD5
  • CRAB, an abbreviation for the symptoms of multiple myeloma
  • "Crabs", a colloquial term for Pediculosis pubis

Arts, entertainment and media

Music

  • Crab canon, a musical form
  • Crab Records, a defunct record label
  • Crab (scratch), a DJ technique
  • "Crab", a song from the album Weezer (Green Album) by Weezer

Other arts, entertainment and media

  • The Crab (sculpture), an outdoor 1962 painted steel sculpture by Alexander Calder
  • The Crab (1917 film), an American silent drama film
  • The Crab (2023 film), an Iranian comedy film
  • Crab, a character from the animated children's television series WordWorld

Sports

  • Crab (horse) (1722–1750), a British Thoroughbred racehorse
  • Basket Rimini Crabs, an Italian professional basketball team based in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna
  • Crab (posture) used in gymnastics, breakdancing, yoga
  • Crab or catch a crab, a rowing error
  • Crab, an athletic move akin to the float in breakdancing

Other uses

  • Crab landing, a landing maneuver
  • Crab, Virginia, an unincorporated community
  • Sherman Crab, a British World War II mine-clearing tank
  • Panhard CRAB, a French armoured combat vehicle
  • Roger Crab (1621–1680), English soldier, haberdasher, herbal doctor and writer
  • Crab Nebula

See also

  • Krab (disambiguation)
  • Cancer (disambiguation)
  • Crab Island (disambiguation)
  • Crabb, surname