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shrimp

1. shrimp \'shrimp, esp South 'srimp\ n or shrimps also shrimp [ME shrimpe; 
   akin to ON skorpna to shrivel up, L curvus curve] pl d - more at CROWN 1: 
   any of numerous mostly small and marine decapod crustaceans (suborder Na 
   tantia) having a slender elongated body, compressed abdomen, long legs, and 
   a long, spiny rostrum; also : a small crustacean (as an amphipod or a 
   branchiopod) resembling the true shrimps 2: a very small or puny person or 
   thing 
2. shrimp vi : to fish for or catch shrimps