/ Dictionary / Index C crawfish: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: craw•fish Pronunciation: (krô'fish"), [key] — n., pl. v. -fish, -fish•es, —n. crayfish. —v.i. to back out or retreat from a position or undertaking. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: crawfish (Thesaurus) crawdaddy Crawford Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language