Noun
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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"
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a swimming stroke
arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
- front crawl - australian crawl -
a very slow movement
"the traffic advanced at a crawl"
Verb
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swim by doing the crawl
"European children learn the breast stroke
they often don't know how to crawl"
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show submission or fear
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be full of
"The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
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feel as if crawling with insects
"My skin crawled--I was terrified"
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move slowly
in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
"The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"