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crawl::verb | Spocien Dictionary

crawl

/krɔl/

show submission or fear

Type	Words
Synonyms	cower, creep, cringe, fawn, grovel
Type of	flex, bend
Derivation	crawler

crawl::noun | Spocien Dictionary

crawl

/krɔl/

a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

Type	Words
Synonyms	crawling, creep, creeping
Type of	locomotion, travel

a crawl was all that the injured man could manage.

crawl::noun | Spocien Dictionary

crawl

/krɔl/

a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick

Type	Words
Synonyms	australian crawl, front crawl
Type of	swimming stroke

crawl::verb | Spocien Dictionary

crawl

/krɔl/

move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

Type	Words
Synonyms	creep
Type of	travel, go, locomote, move
Has types	formicate
Derivation	crawler, crawling

The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed.

crawl::noun | Spocien Dictionary

crawl

/krɔl/

a very slow movement

Type	Words
Type of	motion, move, movement

the traffic advanced at a crawl.

crawl::verb | Spocien Dictionary

crawl

/krɔl/

be full of

Type	Words
Type of	pullulate, teem, swarm

The old cheese was crawling with maggots.

crawl::verb | Spocien Dictionary

crawl

/krɔl/

feel as if crawling with insects

Type	Words
Type of	feel

My skin crawled--I was terrified.

crawl::verb | Spocien Dictionary

crawl

/krɔl/

swim by doing the crawl

Type	Words
Type of	swim

European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl.