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crawl

/ crawl /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a slow creeping 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"
Type of:
locomotion travel
Derived:
creep
noun Sense 2
a very slow movement
"the traffic advanced at a crawl"
Type of:
motion movement move
Derived:
creep
noun Sense 3
a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
Type of:
swimming stroke
verb Sense 4
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
"The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
formicate
Derived:
creep crawling creeping crawler creeper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
swim by doing the crawl
"European children learn the breast stroke; they often don''t know how to crawl"
Type of:
swim
Derived:
front crawl Australian crawl
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
water sport aquatics
verb Sense 6
be crawling with
"The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
Type of:
teem pullulate swarm
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 7
feel as if crawling with insects
"My skin crawled--I was terrified"
Type of:
feel
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 8
show submission or fear
Type of:
bend flex
Derived:
apple polisher bootlicker fawner groveller groveler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
82%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

locomotion travel motion movement move swimming stroke go formicate swim teem pullulate swarm