shrimp´like´

shrimp´like´
shrimp «shrihmp», noun, plural shrimps or (for 1, especially collectively) shrimp, verb.
–n.
1. a small shellfish with a long tail, long feelers, and five pairs of delicate legs. There are various kinds. Some shrimps are used for food. »

Shrimps vary in color from white to a brilliant red (George A. Rounsefell).

2. Figurative. a small or insignificant person or thing: »

Could she possibly care for a shrimp like himself (George du Maurier).

–v.i.
to fish for or catch shrimp: »

Captain Davey…has been shrimping for 50 years (Newsweek).

[Middle English shrimpe. Compare Middle High German schrimpen shrink up.]
shrimp´like´, adjective.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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