crabwalk

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English

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Etymology

From crab +‎ walk.

Noun

crabwalk (plural crabwalks)

  1. A form of exercise involving "walking" on one's hands and feet while facing upward.
    • 2008 April 2, Michael Brick, “The Businessman Who Finds Time to Fight”, in New York Times:
      As a recent morning workout began at the gym, Rooney led the fighters through a series of knee bends, jumping jacks and crabwalks.

Verb

crabwalk (third-person singular simple present crabwalks, present participle crabwalking, simple past and past participle crabwalked)

  1. To perform a crabwalk
  2. To walk like a crab