shrimp

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Synonyms: scrimp, skrimp, shimp, shrim, chrimp, shrump

Antonyms: scrimp, skrimp, shimp, shrim, chrimp, shrump

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Noun

1. {{sid|en|Q1517781}} Any of many swimming, often edible, [[crustacean]]s, chiefly of the infraorder {{taxfmt|Caridea|infraorder}} or the suborder {{taxfmt|Dendrobranchiata|suborder}}, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[flesh]] of such crustaceans.
3. {{lb|en|slang}} A small, [[puny]] or [[unimportant]] person.
4. {{lb|en|slang|uncommon}} {{synonym of|en|butterface}}
5. {{sid|en|micropenis}} {{lb|en|figurative|slang|derogatory}} A small [[penis]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[fish]] for shrimp.
2. To [[contract]]; to [[shrink]].

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