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
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