crawl
noun
- 1
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
a crawl was all that the injured man could manage
the traffic moved at a creep
- 2
a very slow movement
the traffic advanced at a crawl
- 3
a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
verb
- 1
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed
- 2
swim by doing the crawl
European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl
- 3
show submission or fear
- 4
be full of
The old cheese was crawling with maggots
- 5
feel as if crawling with insects
My skin crawled--I was terrified
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