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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024crawl1 /krɔl/USA pronunciation v. - [no object] to move with the head or face downward and the body close to the ground, or on the hands and knees.
- to move or progress slowly:[no object]a line of cars crawling toward the beach.
- to behave in a way that indicates deep fear or that is an attempt to win favor:[no object]He came crawling to the boss to ask for his job back.
- [often: be + ~-ing* ~ + with + object] to be full of: The hut was crawling with insects.
- to visit or go to (pubs, restaurants, etc.) one after the other:[~ + object]a night of crawling the pubs.
n. [countable] - the act of crawling;
a slow, crawling motion. - a slow rate of progress:moving at a crawl through the toll gates.
- Sporta swimming stroke performed with the front of the body facing downward and one arm then the other rotating over the head, combined with flutter kicks of the legs.
Idioms- make one's skin crawl, [ ] to give a feeling of disgust or horror:Watching the snakes made my skin crawl.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024crawl1 (krôl),USA pronunciation v.i. - to move in a prone position with the body resting on or close to the ground, as a worm or caterpillar, or on the hands and knees, as a young child.
- Botany(of plants or vines) to extend tendrils;
creep. - to move or progress slowly or laboriously:The line of cars crawled behind the slow-moving truck. The work just crawled until we got the new machines.
- to behave in a remorseful, abject, or cringing manner:Don't come crawling back to me asking for favors.
- to be, or feel as if, overrun with crawling things:The hut crawled with lizards and insects.
- Ceramics(of a glaze) to spread unevenly over the surface of a piece.
- (of paint) to raise or contract because of an imperfect bond with the underlying surface.
v.t. - to visit or frequent a series of (esp. bars):to crawl the neighborhood pubs.
n. - act of crawling;
a slow, crawling motion. - a slow pace or rate of progress:Traffic slowed to a crawl.
- Sport[Swimming.]a stroke in a prone position, characterized by alternate overarm movements combined with the flutter kick.
- Radio and Television, Show Business[Television, Motion Pictures.]titles that slowly move across a screen, providing information.
- Old Norse krafla; compare Danish kravle to crawl, creep
- Middle English crawlen 1150–1200
crawl′ing•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Crawl, creep refer to methods of moving like reptiles or worms, or on all fours. They are frequently interchangeable, but crawl is used of a more prostrate movement than creep:A dog afraid of punishment crawls toward his master.Creep expresses slow progress:A child creeps before walking or running.
crawl2 (krôl),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly South Atlantic States.]- Dialect Termsan enclosure in shallow water on the seacoast, as for confining fish, turtles, etc.:a crab crawl.
- Spanish corral corral; compare kraal
- Dutch kraal
- 1650–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: crawl /krɔːl/ vb (intransitive)- to move slowly, either by dragging the body along the ground or on the hands and knees
- to proceed or move along very slowly or laboriously: the traffic crawled along the road
- to act or behave in a servile manner; fawn; cringe
- to be or feel as if overrun by something unpleasant, esp crawling creatures: the pile of refuse crawled with insects
- (of insects, worms, snakes, etc) to move with the body close to the ground
- to swim the crawl
n - a slow creeping pace or motion
- Also called: Australian crawl, front crawl a stroke in which the feet are kicked like paddles while the arms reach forward and pull back through the water
Etymology: 14th Century: probably from Old Norse krafla to creep; compare Swedish kravla, Middle Low German krabbelen to crawl, Old Norse krabbi crab1ˈcrawlingly adv crawl /krɔːl/ n - an enclosure in shallow, coastal water for fish, lobsters, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: from Dutch kraal kraal |