crawl in English dictionary

  • crawl

    Meanings and definitions of "crawl"

    • (intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
    • (intransitive) To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.
    • (intransitive) To act in a servile manner.
    • (intransitive, with "with") See crawl with.
    • (intransitive) To feel a swarming sensation.
    • (intransitive) To swim using the crawl stroke.
    • (transitive) To move over an area on hands and knees.
    • (intransitive) To visit while becoming inebriated.
    • (transitive) To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.
    • The act of moving slowly on hands and knees etc, or with frequent stops
    • A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick
    • (television) A piece of horizontally scrolling text overlaid on the main image.
    • noun
      A pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles for holding fish.
    • noun
      The act of moving slowly on hands and knees etc, or with frequent stops
    • noun
      A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick
    • noun
      (figuratively)
      A very slow pace.
    • noun
      (television, film)
      A piece of horizontally scrolling text overlaid on the main image.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To act in a servile manner.
    • verb
      (intransitive, with "with")
      See crawl with.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To feel a swarming sensation.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To swim using the crawl stroke.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To move over an area on hands and knees.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To visit while becoming inebriated.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.
    • to move along the ground on hands and knees
    • to move slowly
    • to act in a servile manner
    • to teem or swarm
    • to feel swarming sensation
    • to swim using crawl stroke
    • to move over an area on hands and knees
    • slow movement on hands and knees, or with frequent stops
    • swimming stroke
    • To compile and organize entries for a search engine or content index by reading Web pages or other content.
    • (to) crawl
    • (to) creep
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
    • noun
      a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl"
    • verb
      be full of; "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
      show submission or fear
    • verb
      swim by doing the crawl; "European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl"

    Synonyms of "crawl" in English dictionary

    grovel, feel, teem are the top synonyms of "crawl" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of crawl

    • crawl, crawled, crawled, crawls, crawling
    • crawl ( third-person singular simple present crawls, present participle crawling, simple past and past participle crawled)
    • crawl ( plural  crawls)
    • crawl (plural crawls)
    • crawl (third-person singular simple present crawls, present participle crawling, simple past and past participle crawled)
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