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Quick definitions from WordNet (crawl)
▸ noun: a slow creeping mode of locomotion (on hands and knees or dragging the body) ("A crawl was all that the injured man could manage")
▸ noun: a very slow movement ("The traffic advanced at a crawl")
▸ noun: a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
▸ verb: be crawling with ("The old cheese was crawling with maggots")
▸ verb: feel as if crawling with insects ("My skin crawled--I was terrified")
▸ verb: move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground ("The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed")
▸ verb: swim by doing the crawl ("They often don't know how to crawl")
▸ verb: show submission or fear
▸ Also see crawls
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▸ noun: a slow creeping mode of locomotion (on hands and knees or dragging the body) ("A crawl was all that the injured man could manage")
▸ noun: a very slow movement ("The traffic advanced at a crawl")
▸ noun: a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
▸ verb: be crawling with ("The old cheese was crawling with maggots")
▸ verb: feel as if crawling with insects ("My skin crawled--I was terrified")
▸ verb: move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground ("The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed")
▸ verb: swim by doing the crawl ("They often don't know how to crawl")
▸ verb: show submission or fear
▸ Also see crawls
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to crawl
▸ Usage examples for crawl
▸ Idioms related to crawl (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing crawl
▸ Words that often appear near crawl
▸ Rhymes of crawl
▸ Invented words related to crawl