crawl
/kɹɔl/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- A very slow pace.
- A piece of horizontally or vertically scrolling text overlaid on the main image.
- To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
- To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.
- To act in a servile manner.
- (with "with") See crawl with.
- To feel a swarming sensation.
- To swim using the crawl stroke.
- A pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles for holding fish.
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