Definitions for crawl

Definitions for (noun) crawl

Main entry: crawl, crawling, creep, creeping

Definition: a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

Usage: a crawl was all that the injured man could manage; the traffic moved at a creep


Main entry: crawl

Definition: a very slow movement

Usage: the traffic advanced at a crawl


Main entry: front crawl, Australian crawl, crawl

Definition: a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick


Definitions for (verb) crawl

Main entry: crawl, creep

Definition: move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

Usage: The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed


Main entry: crawl

Definition: swim by doing the crawl

Usage: European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl


Main entry: fawn, grovel, cower, crawl, creep, cringe

Definition: show submission or fear


Main entry: crawl

Definition: be full of

Usage: The old cheese was crawling with maggots


Main entry: crawl

Definition: feel as if crawling with insects

Usage: My skin crawled--I was terrified


Visual thesaurus for crawl