shrimped
Harvested small shellfish
Shrimped is the past tense of shrimp, a verb with several informal meanings.
To shrimp can mean to fish for shrimp: We shrimped off the coast all summer.
In slang, shrimping refers to sucking or licking someone's toes as a sexual act: He shrimped her feet while she laughed.
In some contexts, to shrimp someone means to curl them into a fetal position, often in wrestling or restraint.
Intestinal tract removed
- peeledStripped of outer layer
- butterfliedSplit and flattened
- boiledHeated until bubbling
- grilledCooked on metal bars
fried · tempura · scampi · cocktail · poached · sautéed · skewered · barbecued
hunched
Bent at spine
arched · fetal · tucked · crouched · contracted · scrunched · rolled · curved · folded · huddled
deveined
Intestinal tract removed
- peeledStripped of outer layer
- butterfliedSplit and flattened
- boiledHeated until bubbling
grilled · fried · tempura · scampi · cocktail · poached · sautéed · skewered · barbecued · steamed
shrunk
Decreased in size
withered · atrophied · deflated · contracted · minimized · lessened · downsized · stunted · decreased · wasted
trawled
Fished by dragging nets
baited · trapped · hauled · dredged · potted · seine · bycatch · trawler · boated · landed
shrimpedstretched out
Lengthened or spread out
sprawled · extended · straightened · spread-eagled · unfurled
- shrimp pasteFermented ground crustacean condiment
- shrimp cocktailChilled prawns with sauce
- fried shrimpBreaded crustaceans cooked in oil
- shrimp fried riceStir-fried grain with prawns
- shrimp saladChilled crustacean and greens
- coconut shrimpBreaded prawns with tropical fruit