Crawl Definition
Crawl | Definition of Crawl by Merriam-Webster
\ ˈkrȯl
\
crawled; crawling; crawls
intransitive verb
1a: to move on one’s hands and knees
The baby crawled toward her mother.
b: to move slowly in a prone position without or as if without the use of limbs
The snake crawled into its hole. The soldiers crawled forward on their bellies.
2: to move or progress slowly or laboriously
traffic crawling along at 10 miles an hour
3: to advance by guile or servility
crawling into favor by toadying to his boss
4: to spread by extending stems or tendrils
a crawling vine
5a: to be alive or swarming with or as if with creeping things
a kitchen crawling with ants
b: to have the sensation of insects creeping over one
the story made her flesh crawl
6: to fail to stay evenly spread
—used of paint, varnish, or glaze
transitive verb
1: to move upon in or as if in a creeping manner
all the creatures that crawl the earth
2: to reprove harshly
they got no good right to crawl me for what I wrote— Marjorie K. Rawlings
1a: the act or action of crawling
b: slow or laborious progress
c
chiefly British: a going from one pub to another
2: a fast swimming stroke executed in a prone position with alternating overarm strokes and a flutter kick
3: lettering that moves vertically or horizontally across a television or motion-picture screen to give information (such as performer credits or news bulletins)
Crawl – definition of crawl by The Free Dictionary
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crawl 1 (krôl)intr. v. crawled, crawl·ing, crawls1. To move slowly on the hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground; creep: The baby crawled across the floor. 2. To advance slowly, feebly, laboriously, or with frequent stops: We crawled along in traffic until we reached the highway. 3. To proceed or act servilely: “She was going to come crawling back to me, eloquently detailing exactly how sorry she was” (Emily Griffin). 4. To be or feel as if swarming or covered with moving things: The accident scene was crawling with police officers. My flesh crawled in horror. 5. To swim the crawl. n. 1. The action of moving slowly on the hands or knees or dragging the body along the ground. An extremely slow pace: Traffic was moving at a crawl. Sports A rapid swimming stroke consisting of alternating overarm strokes and a flutter kick. A set of letters or figures that move across, up, or down a movie or television screen, usually giving information, such as film credits or weather alerts. Also called crawler. A social activity that consists of going to a series of related establishments one after the other: a bar crawl; a museum ′ing·ly 2 (krôl)n. Archaic A pen in shallow water, as for confining fish or turtles. [Afrikaans kraal, enclosure for animals; see kraal. ]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights (krɔːl) vb (intr) 1. to move slowly, either by dragging the body along the ground or on the hands and knees2. to proceed or move along very slowly or laboriously: the traffic crawled along the road. to act or behave in a servile manner; fawn; cringe4. to be or feel as if overrun by something unpleasant, esp crawling creatures: the pile of refuse crawled with insects. (Zoology) (of insects, worms, snakes, etc) to move with the body close to the ground6. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) to swim the crawln7. a slow creeping pace or motion8. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) swimming Also called: Australian crawl or front crawl a stroke in which the feet are kicked like paddles while the arms reach forward and pull back through the water[C14: probably from Old Norse krafla to creep; compare Swedish kravla, Middle Low German krabbelen to crawl, Old Norse krabbi crab1]ˈcrawlingly advcrawl (krɔːl) n (Agriculture) an enclosure in shallow, coastal water for fish, lobsters, etc[C17: from Dutch kraal kraal]Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014crawl (krɔl) v. i. to move in a prone position with the body close to the ground, as a worm or caterpillar, or on the hands and knees. to move or progress slowly or laboriously: a line of cars crawling toward the beach. to behave in a remorseful or cringing manner. to be, or feel as if, overrun with crawling things: The hut crawled with insects. (of paint) to raise or contract because of an imperfect bond with the underlying surface. t. 6. to visit or frequent one after the other: a night of crawling the pubs. 7. the act of crawling; a slow, crawling motion. 8. a slow rate of progress. 9. a swimming stroke in a prone position, characterized by alternate overarm movements combined with the flutter kick. 10. text that moves slowly across a television or movie screen, giving information. [1150–1200; Middle English < Old Norse krafla; compare Dan kravle to crawl, creep] crawl′ing•ly, adv. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights awlPast participle: crawledGerund: crawlingImperativecrawlcrawlPresentI crawlyou crawlhe/she/it crawlswe crawlyou crawlthey crawlPreteriteI crawledyou crawledhe/she/it crawledwe crawledyou crawledthey crawledPresent ContinuousI am crawlingyou are crawlinghe/she/it is crawlingwe are crawlingyou are crawlingthey are crawlingPresent PerfectI have crawledyou have crawledhe/she/it has crawledwe have crawledyou have crawledthey have crawledPast ContinuousI was crawlingyou were crawlinghe/she/it was crawlingwe were crawlingyou were crawlingthey were crawlingPast PerfectI had crawledyou had crawledhe/she/it had crawledwe had crawledyou had crawledthey had crawledFutureI will crawlyou will crawlhe/she/it will crawlwe will crawlyou will crawlthey will crawlFuture PerfectI will have crawledyou will have crawledhe/she/it will have crawledwe will have crawledyou will have crawledthey will have crawledFuture ContinuousI will be crawlingyou will be crawlinghe/she/it will be crawlingwe will be crawlingyou will be crawlingthey will be crawlingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been crawlingyou have been crawlinghe/she/it has been crawlingwe have been crawlingyou have been crawlingthey have been crawlingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been crawlingyou will have been crawlinghe/she/it will have been crawlingwe will have been crawlingyou will have been crawlingthey will have been crawlingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been crawlingyou had been crawlinghe/she/it had been crawlingwe had been crawlingyou had been crawlingthey had been crawlingConditionalI would crawlyou would crawlhe/she/it would crawlwe would crawlyou would crawlthey would crawlPast ConditionalI would have crawledyou would have crawledhe/she/it would have crawledwe would have crawledyou would have crawledthey would have crawledCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated - a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl"movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" - a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kickAustralian crawl, front crawlswimming stroke - a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forwardflutter kick - a swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the - 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"crawling, creeping, creeplocomotion, travel - self-propelled - move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"creepgo, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go? "; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"formicate - crawl about like - feel as if crawling with insects; "My skin crawled--I was terrified"feel - be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft" - be full of; "The old cheese was crawling with maggots"pullulate, swarm, teem - be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries" - show submission or fearfawn, grovel, cower, cringe, creepbend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend" - swim by doing the crawl; "European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl"aquatics, water sport - sports that involve bodies of waterswim - travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"Based on WordNet 3. 0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex awlverb creep, slither, go on all fours, move on hands and knees, inch, drag, wriggle, writhe, move at a snail's pace, worm your way, advance slowly, pull or drag yourself along I began to crawl on my hands and knees towards the door. creep run, race, walk, fly, rush, dash, hurry, sprint, dart, hasten, step on it (informal)crawl to someone grovel, creep, cringe, fawn, pander to, suck up to someone (slang), toady, brown-nose (taboo slang), truckle, kiss ass (U. S. & Canad. taboo slang), lick someone's boots (slang), humble yourself, lick someone's arse (taboo slang), abase yourself I'd have to crawl to her to keep my llins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002crawlverb1. To move along in a crouching or prone position:3. To be abundantly filled or richly supplied:4. To experience a repugnant tingling sensation:nounA very slow rate of speed:
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Translationsزحفزَحْف، بُطءسباحَة الزَّحْفيَتَجَرْجَر، يَزْحَفيَتَقَدَّم بِبُطءplazit seléztloudáníplazitplížit sekravlekrybemyldre medsnegle sigvrimle medryömiäsaadavärevilistäindeksoidapuzatimászásmjakastmjakast, skríîamoraskriî; löturhæg hreyfingskríîa這うクロール기다knibždėte knibždėtikraulislaisvasis stiliusrėpliotiropojimaskraulslēna kustēšanāslēni vilktieslīšanalīstkraulkrokomgomazetikravlmrgoletiplaziti secrawlkrypaคลานbòcrawl [krɔːl]C. CPD crawl space N (US) (between floors) espacio entre plantas para tuberías o cablesCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005crawl [ˈkrɔːl]vt (= move slowly over) [+ distance] → ramperCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995crawl (kroːl) verb1. to move slowly along the ground. The injured dog crawled away. (of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground. The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere. to move slowly. The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour. to be covered with crawling things. His hair was crawling with lice. noun1. a very slow movement or speed. We drove along at a crawl. a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements. She's better at the crawl than she is at the rnerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries → يَزْحَفُ plazit se kravle kriechen σέρνομαι arrastrarse, gatear ryömiä ramper puzati strisciare 這う 기다 kruipen krype pełzać engatinhar, gatinhar ползать krypa คลาน emeklemek bò 爬行Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009crawl v. arrastrarse; andar a gatas, gatear. English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
crawl away definition | English dictionary for learners | Reverso
crawl ( crawls 3rd person present) ( crawling present participle) ( crawled past tense & past participle)
1 verb When you crawl, you move forward on your hands and knees. Don’t worry if your baby seems a little reluctant to crawl or walk… V I began to crawl on my hands and knees towards the door… V prep/adv As he tried to crawl away, he was hit in the shoulder. V prep/adv
2 verb When an insect crawls somewhere, it moves there quite slowly. I watched the moth crawl up the outside of the lampshade. V prep
3 verb If someone or something crawls somewhere, they move or progress slowly or with great difficulty. I crawled out of bed at nine-thirty… V prep/adv Hairpin turns force the car to crawl at 10 miles an hour in some places. V Crawl is also a noun., n-sing a N The traffic on the approach road slowed to a crawl.
4 verb If you say that a place is crawling with people or animals, you are emphasizing that it is full of them. INFORMAL only cont (emphasis)
This place is crawling with police. V with n
5 n-sing The crawl is a kind of swimming stroke which you do lying on your front, swinging one arm over your head, and then the other arm. the N
6 If something makes your skin crawl or makes your flesh crawl, it makes you feel shocked or disgusted. ♦
make sb’s skin/flesh crawl phrase V inflects I hated this man, his very touch made my skin crawl.
7 →
kerb-crawling →
pub crawl
pub crawl ( pub crawls plural) If people go on a pub crawl, they go from one pub to another having drinks in each one. (BRIT) INFORMAL n-count
Translation English Cobuild Collins Dictionary
Collaborative Dictionary English Cobuild
afk
exp.
away from keybord
[Internet slang] It indicates that the person is no longer in front of the computer.
deduction
n.
the process of taking away an amount from a total, or the amount that is taken away
When I went shopping with my mother, our shopping bill was deducted 10% because we used our M-card.
screw you jackass
go away idiot, fool; leave me alone idiot, fool; fuck you idiot, fool; fuck off idiot, fool.
[Slang];[Vulg. ]
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Frequently Asked Questions about crawl definition
What is called crawl?
1 : to move slowly with the body close to the ground : move on hands and knees. 2 : to go very slowly or carefully Traffic was crawling along. 3 : to be covered with or have the feeling of being covered with creeping things The food was crawling with flies.
What does crawl mean in film?
A set of letters or figures that move across, up, or down a movie or television screen, usually giving information, such as film credits or weather alerts. Also called crawler.
What the meaning of crawl away?
crawl away definition, crawl away meaning | English Cobuild 3 verb If someone or something crawls somewhere, they move or progress slowly or with great difficulty.
