shrimp
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Any of different edible decapod crustaceans.
Pronunciation
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shrimpIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈʃɹɪmp
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Any of various edible decapod crustaceans
Any of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.
uncountable
The flesh of such crustaceans.
slang
A small, puny or unimportant person.
Acronym of sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe.
verb
To contract; to shrink.
Fish for shrimp
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This meaning: Any of various edible decapod crustaceans
Used this way, shrimp is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “I ordered a plate of garlic shrimp for dinner at the restaurant.”
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