English-Thai Dictionary

shrimp

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ กุ้ง  kiao-kab-kung

 

shrimp

N กุ้ง  prawn kung

 

shrimp

N คน ไม่สำคัญ  kon-mai-sam-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHRIMP

v.t.To contract. [Not in use. ]

 

SHRIMP

n.[supra. ] 1. A crustaceous animal of the genus Cancer. It has long slender feelers, claws with a single, hooked fang, and three pair of legs. It is esteemed delicious food.
2. A little wrinkled man; a dwarf; in contempt.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHRIMP

Shrimp, v. t. Etym: [Cf. AS. scrimman to dry up, wither, MHG.schrimpfen to shrink, G. schrumpfen, Dan. skrumpe, skrumpes, Da. & Sw. skrumpen shriveled. Cf. Scrimp, Shrink, Shrivel. ]

 

Defn: To contract; to shrink. [Obs. ]

 

SHRIMP

Shrimp, n. Etym: [OE. shrimp; -- probably so named from its shriveled appearance. See Shrimp, v.]

 

1. (Zoöl.) (a ) 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. (b ) In a more general sense, any species of the macruran tribe Caridea, or any species of the order Schizopoda, having a similar form. (c ) 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.

 

2. Figuratively, a little wrinkled man; a dwarf; -- in contempt. This weak and writhled shrimp. Shak. Opossum shrimp. (Zoöl.) See under Opossum. -- Spector shrimp, or Skeleton shrimp (Zoöl.), any slender amphipod crustacean of the genus Caprella and allied genera. See Illust. under Læmodopoda. -- Shrimp catcher (Zoöl.), the little tern (Sterna minuta ). -- Shrimp net, a dredge net fixed upon a pole, or a sweep net dragged over the fishing ground.

 

SHRIMPER

SHRIMPER Shrimp "er, n.

 

Defn: One who fishes for shrimps.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

shrimp

shrimp |SHrimp ʃrɪmp | ▶noun ( pl. same or shrimps ) a small free-swimming crustacean with an elongated body, typically marine and frequently harvested for food. [Pandalus, Penaeus, Crangon, and other genera, order Decapoda: numerous species, including the commercially important pink shrimp (Penaeus duorarum ).] • informal, derogatory a small, physically weak person. ▶verb [ no obj. ] fish for shrimp: (as adj. shrimping ) : a shrimping net. DERIVATIVES shrimp y adjective ORIGIN Middle English: probably related to Middle Low German schrempen ‘to wrinkle, ’ Middle High German schrimpfen ‘to contract, ’ also to scrimp .

 

shrimper

shrimp er |ˈSHrimpər ˈʃrɪmpər | ▶noun 1 a boat designed or used for catching shrimp. 2 a person who fishes for shrimp.

 

shrimp plant

shrimp plant ▶noun an evergreen Mexican shrub with clusters of small flowers in pinkish-brown or pale yellow bracts that are said to resemble shrimp, widely grown as a houseplant. [Justicia brandegeana, family Acanthaceae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

shrimp

shrimp |ʃrɪmp | ▶noun ( pl. same or shrimps ) a small free-swimming crustacean with an elongated body, typically marine and frequently of commercial importance as food. ●Pandalus, Crangon, and other genera, order Decapoda. • informal, derogatory a small, physically weak person. ▶verb [ no obj. ] fish for shrimps: (as modifier shrimping ) : a shrimping net. ORIGIN Middle English: probably related to Middle Low German schrempen ‘to wrinkle ’, Middle High German schrimpfen ‘to contract ’, also to scrimp .

 

shrimper

shrimp ¦er ▶noun 1 a boat designed or used for catching shrimps. 2 a person who fishes for shrimps.

 

shrimp plant

shrimp plant ▶noun an evergreen Mexican shrub with clusters of small flowers in pinkish-brown bracts that are said to resemble shrimps, widely grown as a houseplant. ●Justicia brandegeana, family Acanthaceae.

 

Duden Dictionary

Shrimp

Shrimp , Schrimp Substantiv, maskulin , der Schrimp |ʃrɪmp ʃrɪmp |der Shrimp; Genitiv: des Shrimps, Plural: die Shrimps meist im Plural der Schrimp; Genitiv: des Schrimps, Plural: die Schrimps meist im Plural englisch shrimp, zu altenglisch scrimman = sich winden kleine Krabbe; Granat

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

shrimp

shrimp /ʃrɪmp /名詞 複 ～s ; ｟集合的に ｠～C 1 〘動 〙(食用の )小エビ (→prawn , lobster ).2 ｟くだけて ｠ちび, 取るに足りない人 [物 ].動詞 自動詞 小エビを捕る .～̀ c ó cktail シュリンプカクテル 〘エビの前菜 〙.