noun, plural shrimps, (especially collectively
) shrimp for 1, verb, adjective | 1. | any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food. |
| 2. | Informal. a diminutive or insignificant person. |
| 3. | to catch or try to catch shrimps. |
| 4. | (of food) made with or containing shrimp: shrimp salad. |
| 5. | of or pertaining to shrimp or their catching, processing, and marketing: a shrimp boat. |
