Home›Browse›C›crawfishcrawfishOur editors are putting together more complete content — check back in about 20 minutescrawfishnoun · 1verb · 1crawfish — nounnoun1. a small freshwater animal like a lobster1.nounDefinitiona small freshwater animal like a lobsterExampleWe had crawfish for dinner last night.crawfish — verbverb1 sense1. to back out of something or retreat1.verbDefinitionto back out of something or retreatExampleHe crawfished on his promise to help.