American English
/ʃɹɪmp̚/
One syllable.
this small sea or freshwater animal eaten as food, usually after cooking
Practice out loudthis small sea or freshwater animal eaten as food, usually after cooking
We cooked shrimp for dinner.
She ordered shrimp tacos.
grilled shrimp · cooked shrimp · shrimp tacos · shrimp cocktail
eat/cook + shrimp
shrimp + noun
a small sea or freshwater animal with a soft body, a hard outer covering, and many legs
A shrimp moved across the sand.
Shrimp live in rivers and oceans.
live shrimp · freshwater shrimp · shrimp farm
a/the shrimp + verb
shrimp + verb
an informal, often unkind word for a person who is small
That little shrimp beat me at basketball.
He was a shrimp when he was young.
When it describes a person, it can sound insulting.
a little shrimp
call + someone + a shrimp
a dish of cold cooked shrimp served with a sauce
We shared a shrimp cocktail before dinner.
The usual plural is shrimp, not shrimps.