Definition of crawl

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crawl - 9 definitions

- noun
1. crawl -- a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. crawl -- a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
synonyms: front crawl, Australian crawl
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. crawl -- 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"
synonyms: crawling, creep, creeping
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
4. crawl -- move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
synonyms: creep
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. crawl -- feel as if crawling with insects; "My skin crawled--I was terrified"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. crawl -- be full of; "The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
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7. fawn -- show submission or fear
synonyms: fawn, creep, cringe, cower, grovel
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. crawl -- swim by doing the crawl; "European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. crawl, creep -- to move with the body on or near the ground
synonyms: creep, crawls, crawled, crawling
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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