Meaning & Definition of Crawl in English
English⟶
Crawl
/krɔl/
noun
1. A very slow movement
- "The traffic advanced at a crawl"
synonym:
- crawl
2. A swimming stroke
- Arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
synonym:
- crawl,
- front crawl,
- Australian crawl
3. 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"
synonym:
- crawl,
- crawling,
- creep,
- creeping
verb
1. Move slowly
- In the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
- "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
synonym:
- crawl,
- creep
2. Feel as if crawling with insects
- "My skin crawled--i was terrified"
synonym:
- crawl
3. Be full of
- "The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
synonym:
- crawl
4. Show submission or fear
synonym:
- fawn,
- crawl,
- creep,
- cringe,
- cower,
- grovel
5. Swim by doing the crawl
- "European children learn the breast stroke
- They often don't know how to crawl"
synonym:
- crawl
Examples of using
He felt something crawl up his leg.
I'm so embarrassed I could dig a hole and crawl into it.
I'm so sorry about what I did. I wish I could just crawl into a hole and die.