crab-like motion

noun

Roget 283: regress, regression; retrocession^†, retrogression, retrograduation^†, retroaction; reculade^†; retreat, withdrawal, retirement, remigration^†; recession etc. (motion from) 287; recess; crab-like motion.    refluence^†, reflux; backwater, regurgitation, ebb, return; resilience reflection, reflexion [Brit.] (recoil) 277; flip-flop, volte-face [Fr.].    counter motion, retrograde motion, backward movement, motion in reverse, counter movement, counter march; veering, tergiversation, recidivation^†, backsliding, fall; deterioration etc. 659; recidivism, recidivity^†.    reversal, relapse, turning point etc. (reversion) 145.    ... show more

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