crawfished; crawfishing; crawfishes
: to retreat from a position : back out
I crawfished as fast as I could—
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Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Here, a team of chefs will guide you through three dishes, putting you to work cleaning crawfish, cutting pasta dough, and slicing citrus and eggplant, all while demonstrating how each recipe can best be adjusted for home cooking.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
By June 2023, there had been more than 2,600 violations of a 2019 Louisiana law that mandated restaurants indicate if the shrimp or crawfish on their menus were imported.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Keep it lowkey, but there will also be free crawfish until it’s gone.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Here, a team of chefs will guide you through three dishes, putting you to work cleaning crawfish, cutting pasta dough, and slicing citrus and eggplant, all while demonstrating how each recipe can best be adjusted for home cooking.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Verb
In a growing trend, lots of schools are holding showcases next month to attract college coaches and inviting opponents to play in seven-on-seven competitions while using free food as an incentive to get the college recruiters to show up, from barbecue to crawfish on the menu.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
By June 2023, there had been more than 2,600 violations of a 2019 Louisiana law that mandated restaurants indicate if the shrimp or crawfish on their menus were imported.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Crawfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crawfish. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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