noun
- a small marine crustacean with a long tail, often used as food
- a very small or short person
Usage: informal
verb
- to fish for shrimp
Examples
- The restaurant served grilled shrimp with garlic butter.
- She ordered a shrimp cocktail as an appetizer.
- The fishermen went out to shrimp in the Gulf waters.
- Despite being called a shrimp, he was the fastest runner on the team.
- Fresh shrimp are pink when cooked.
- The boat was equipped for shrimping season.
- He felt like a shrimp standing next to the basketball players.