prawn
/prɔn/
verb
- To fish for or catch prawns.
- The children learned to prawn using a simple net and bait.
- My grandfather used to prawn every weekend from his small boat.
- They went prawn in the estuary at low tide.
noun
- A small edible shellfish with a long tail and many legs, often pink or gray when cooked.
- The chef added fresh prawns to the creamy pasta sauce.
- We grilled prawns on skewers for the beach barbecue.
- She ordered a salad topped with chilled prawns and avocado.
- Used informally to refer to a person who is small or insignificant.
- He called his younger brother a prawn for not being able to reach the top shelf.
- The new intern felt like a prawn among giants in the boardroom.
- Don't worry about that little prawn; he can't hurt you.
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