crawl

crawl ¹

 (krôl)

intr.v. crawled, crawl·ing, crawls

1. To move slowly on the hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground; creep: The baby crawled across the floor.

2. To advance slowly, feebly, laboriously, or with frequent stops: We crawled along in traffic until we reached the highway.

3. To proceed or act servilely: "She was going to come crawling back to me, eloquently detailing exactly how sorry she was" (Emily Griffin).

4. To be or feel as if swarming or covered with moving things: The accident scene was crawling with police officers. My flesh crawled in horror.

5. To swim the crawl.

n.

1. The action of moving slowly on the hands or knees or dragging the body along the ground.

2. An extremely slow pace: Traffic was moving at a crawl.

3. Sports A rapid swimming stroke consisting of alternating overarm strokes and a flutter kick.

4. A set of letters or figures that move across, up, or down a movie or television screen, usually giving information, such as film credits or weather alerts. Also called crawler.

5. A social activity that consists of going to a series of related establishments one after the other: a bar crawl; a museum crawl.

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[Middle English craulen, from Old Norse krafla; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]

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crawl′ing·ly adv.

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crawl ²

 (krôl)

n. Archaic

A pen in shallow water, as for confining fish or turtles.

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[Afrikaans kraal, enclosure for animals; see kraal.]

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crawl

(krɔːl)

vb (intr)

1. to move slowly, either by dragging the body along the ground or on the hands and knees

2. to proceed or move along very slowly or laboriously: the traffic crawled along the road.

3. to act or behave in a servile manner; fawn; cringe

4. to be or feel as if overrun by something unpleasant, esp crawling creatures: the pile of refuse crawled with insects.

5. (Zoology) (of insects, worms, snakes, etc) to move with the body close to the ground

6. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) to swim the crawl

n

7. a slow creeping pace or motion

8. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) swimming Also called: Australian crawl or front crawl a stroke in which the feet are kicked like paddles while the arms reach forward and pull back through the water

[C14: probably from Old Norse krafla to creep; compare Swedish kravla, Middle Low German krabbelen to crawl, Old Norse krabbi crab¹]

ˈcrawlingly adv

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crawl

(krɔːl)

n

(Agriculture) an enclosure in shallow, coastal water for fish, lobsters, etc

[C17: from Dutch kraal kraal]

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crawl

(krɔl)

v.i.

1. to move in a prone position with the body close to the ground, as a worm or caterpillar, or on the hands and knees.

2. to move or progress slowly or laboriously: a line of cars crawling toward the beach.

3. to behave in a remorseful or cringing manner.

4. to be, or feel as if, overrun with crawling things: The hut crawled with insects.

5. (of paint) to raise or contract because of an imperfect bond with the underlying surface.

v.t.

6. to visit or frequent one after the other: a night of crawling the pubs.

n.

7. the act of crawling; a slow, crawling motion.

8. a slow rate of progress.

9. a swimming stroke in a prone position, characterized by alternate overarm movements combined with the flutter kick.

10. text that moves slowly across a television or movie screen, giving information.

[1150–1200; Middle English < Old Norse krafla; compare Dan kravle to crawl, creep]

crawl′ing•ly, adv.

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crawl

Past participle: crawled
Gerund: crawling

Imperative

crawl

crawl

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crawl - a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl" movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
	2.	crawl - a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick Australian crawl, front crawl swimming stroke - a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward flutter kick - a swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees
	3.	crawl - 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" crawling, creeping, creep locomotion, travel - self-propelled movement
Verb	1.	crawl - move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed" creep go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" formicate - crawl about like ants
	2.	crawl - feel as if crawling with insects; "My skin crawled--I was terrified" feel - be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"
	3.	crawl - be full of; "The old cheese was crawling with maggots" pullulate, swarm, teem - be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"
	4.	crawl - show submission or fear fawn, grovel, cower, cringe, creep bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend"
	5.	crawl - swim by doing the crawl; "European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl" aquatics, water sport - sports that involve bodies of water swim - travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"

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crawl

verb creep, slither, go on all fours, move on hands and knees, inch, drag, wriggle, writhe, move at a snail's pace, worm your way, advance slowly, pull or drag yourself along I began to crawl on my hands and knees towards the door.
creep run, race, walk, fly, rush, dash, hurry, sprint, dart, hasten, step on it (informal)

be crawling with something be full of, teem with, be alive with, swarm with, be overrun with (slang), be lousy with This place is crawling with police.

crawl to someone grovel, creep, cringe, fawn, pander to, suck up to someone (slang), toady, brown-nose (taboo slang), truckle, kiss ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), lick someone's boots (slang), humble yourself, lick someone's arse (taboo slang), abase yourself I'd have to crawl to her to keep my job.

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crawl

verb

1. To move along in a crouching or prone position:

creep, slide, snake, worm.

2. To advance slowly:

creep, drag, inch.

3. To be abundantly filled or richly supplied:

abound, bristle, flow, overflow, pullulate, swarm, teem.

4. To experience a repugnant tingling sensation:

creep.

noun

A very slow rate of speed:

creep, snail's pace.

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Translations

زحفزَحْف، بُطءسباحَة الزَّحْفيَتَجَرْجَر، يَزْحَفيَتَقَدَّم بِبُطء

plazit seléztloudáníplazitplížit se

kravlekrybemyldre medsnegle sigvrimle med

KriechenkrabbelnwimmelnkraulenKraul

έρπωμπουσουλώσέρνομαι

gateararrastrarseavanzar lentamentecrolestar plagado

ryömiäsaadavärevilistäindeksoida

rampertraîner

puzati

mászás

mjakastmjakast, skríîamoraskriî; löturhæg hreyfingskríîa

strisciarecrawlmoto lentoprocedere lentamentestrisciamento

這うクロール

기다

knibždėte knibždėtikraulislaisvasis stiliusrėpliotiropojimas

kraulslēna kustēšanāslēni vilktieslīšanalīst

kruipen

krabbekrabbefartkreke seg framkrypeslepe

pełzać

engatinhargatinhar

ползатьползтиугодничатьзаискиватькишеть

kraulkrokom

gomazetikravlmrgoletiplaziti se

crawlkrypa

คลาน

emeklemekkaplumbağa süratikaynamakkravl yüzmesürünmek

bò

爬行缓慢的爬行缓慢移动缓慢行进自由式游泳

crawl

[krɔːl]

A. N

1. (= slow pace) [of traffic] the traffic went at a crawl → la circulación avanzaba a paso de tortuga
the crawl to the coast → la cola de coches hasta la costa

2. (Swimming) → crol m
to do the crawl → nadar a crol

B. VI

1. (= drag o.s.) → arrastrarse; [child] → andar a gatas, gatear
to crawl in/out → meterse/salirse a gatas
the fly crawled up the window → la mosca subió despacito por el cristal

2. (= move slowly) [traffic] → avanzar lentamente, formar caravana; [time] → alargarse interminablemente
the cars were crawling along → los coches avanzaban a paso de tortuga

3. (= suck up) to crawl to sb → dar coba a algn, hacer la pelota a algn

4. to be crawling with vermin → estar plagado or cuajado de bichos
see also flesh

C. CPD crawl space N (US) (between floors) espacio entre plantas para tuberías o cables

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crawl

[ˈkrɔːl]

vi

(= move on hands and knees) [baby, adult] → marcher à quatre pattes
to crawl on one's hands and knees → marcher à quatre pattes

[insect] → courir
to crawl up sth → grimper le long de qch

(= move slowly) [vehicle] → rouler au pas; [person] → avancer lentement

(= abase o.s.) → ramper
to crawl to sb → faire de la lèche à qn

to make sb's skin crawl, to make sb's flesh crawl (in shock, disgust) → donner la chair de poule à qn

vt (= move slowly over) [+ distance] → ramper

n

(= swimming stroke) → crawl m
to do the crawl → nager le crawl

(= slow pace) at a crawl → au ralenti

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crawl

n

(on hands and knees) → Kriechen nt; (= slow speed) → Schnecken- or Kriechtempo nt; (Brit inf: = pub-crawl) → Kneipenbummel m; it was a long crawl → wir mussten lange kriechen; (in car) → wir sind lange nur im Kriechtempo vorangekommen; we could only go at a crawl → wir kamen nur im Schnecken- or Kriechtempo voran; to join the crawl to the coast → sich der (Auto)schlange zur Küste anschließen

(= swimming stroke) → Kraul(stil) m, → Kraulen nt; to do the crawl → kraulen; she’s very fast at the crawl → sie ist sehr schnell im Kraulen

vi

(person, traffic) → kriechen; (baby, insects also) → krabbeln; (time also) → schleichen; he tried to crawl away → er versuchte wegzukriechen

(= be infested) → wimmeln (with von); the meat was crawling with flies → das Fleisch wimmelte nur so von Fliegen; the street was crawling with police → auf der Straße wimmelte es von Polizisten

spiders make/he makes my flesh or skin crawl → wenn ich Spinnen/ihn sehe, kriege ich eine Gänsehaut

(inf: = suck up) → kriechen (→ to vor +dat); he went crawling to teacher → er ist gleich zum Lehrer gerannt

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crawl

[krɔːl]

1. n

a. (slow pace) → passo lento
the traffic went at a crawl → il traffico procedeva a passo d'uomo

b. (Swimming) → stile m libero, crawl m
to do the crawl → nuotare a stile libero, nuotare a crawl

2. vi

a. (drag o.s.) → trascinarsi, strisciare; (child) → andare gattoni or carponi; (traffic) → avanzare lentamente, procedere a passo d'uomo; (time) → non passare mai
to crawl in/out → trascinarsi carponi dentro/fuori
to be crawling with ants → brulicare di formiche

b. (fam) (suck up) to crawl to sb → arruffianarsi qn

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crawl

(kroːl) verb

1. to move slowly along the ground. The injured dog crawled away. kruip, aansukkel يَتَجَرْجَر، يَزْحَف влача се rastejar plazit se, vléci se sich schleppen kravle; krybe σέρνομαιavanzar lentamente roomama خزیدن؛ با ناتوانی حرکت کردن madella ramper לִזחוֹל रेंगना, धीरे धीरे चलना, घसीटते चलना puzati kúszik merayap mjakast, skríða strisciare; trascinarsi はう 기어가다 ropoti līst; vilkties merangkak kruipenkrabbe, slepe seg czołgać się له نا چاری سره یا ناتوانایی سره حرکت rastejar a se târî ползти liezť plaziti se sporo se kretati krypa, kravla, släpa sig คลาน sürünmek 蠕動，貼地慢爬 повзати رینگنا، گ‍ھ‍س‍ٹ‍نا trườn 蠕动，缓慢的爬行

2. (of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground. The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere. kruip يَزْحَف пълзя engatinhar lézt (po kolenou) krabbeln kravle μπουσουλώgatear, andar a gatas roomama چهار دست و پا رفتن ryömiä marcher à quatre pattes לִזחוֹל रेंगने वाली चीजों से भरा होना puzati mászik merangkak skríða camminare carponi はう 기다 rėplioti rāpot merangkak kruipenkrabbeczołgać się په خاپوړو تلل andar de gatas a merge de-a buşilea ползать plaziť sa plaziti se puzati krypa คลาน emeklemek 爬行 повзати; плазувати پی‍ٹ ک‍ے بل چلنا bò 爬行

3. to move slowly. The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour. voortsukkel, aansukkel يَتَقَدَّم بِبُطء пъпля arrastar-se jet krokem, plížit se kriechen snegle sig; slæbe sig προχωρώ πολύ αργά arrastrar teokiirusel liikuma آرام پیش رفتن edetä hitaasti se traîner לִהזדָחֵל धीमी गति से चलना miljeti vánszorog merayap mjakast procedere lentamente のろのろ動く 느리게 움직이다 slinkti lēni vilkties bergerak perlahan kruipenbevege seg i sneglefart, kreke seg fram wlec się په کراره وړاندی تلل arrastar-se a se mişca încet тащиться vliecť sa pomikati se mileti krypa เคลื่อนที่อย่างช้า ๆ ağır ağır ilerlemek 緩慢移動 плентатися ب‍هت آهست‍ہ چلنا bò 缓慢移动

4. to be covered with crawling things. His hair was crawling with lice. krioel, wemel يعِجُّ ب гъмжа fervilhar hemžit se wimmeln vrimle med; myldre med είμαι γεμάτος (π.χ. ψείρες) estar plagado de, hervir de kihama پر بودن از kuhista grouiller לִשרוֹץ कीड़ों से भरा हुआ होना vrvjeti nyüzsögnek (benne) penuh dirayapi mora brulicare うじゃうじゃしている (~)으 우글그리다 knibždėte knibždėti ņudzēt diselaputi wemelen vankry av, vrimle med roić się ډک کیدل له fervilhar a fi plin (de) кишеть hemžiť sa biti poln (golazni) prekriven puzećim stvarima krylla ปกคลุมด้วยสิ่งเลื้อยคลาน kaynamak (為蟲，蟻等)爬滿 кишіти رينگتى هوئى چيزوں س‍ے ڈهكا هونا bị bao phủ （为虫，蚁等）爬满

noun

1. a very slow movement or speed. We drove along at a crawl. gekruip زَحْف، بُطء пълзене lentidão loudání, ploužení se das Kriechen sneglefart αργός ρυθμός paso lento teokiirus حرکت آهسته hidas nopeus pasזחילה अत्यन्त धीमी गति puževa brzina mászás gerakan perlahan skrið; löturhæg hreyfing lo strisciare 徐行 천천히 움직이다 slinkimas, ropojimas lēna kustēšanās; rāpošana; līšana perlahan-lahan slakkengangkrabbefart, sneglefart pełzanie کراره حرکت lentidão (la) pas медленное движение krokom polžja hitrost miljenje krypande การเคลื่อนที่อย่างช้า ๆ yavaş yavaş gidiş, kaplumbağa sürati 緩慢行進 низька швідкість بهت آهست‍ہ رفتار sự bò trườn 缓慢行进

2. a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements. She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke. kruipslag سباحَة الزَّحْف кроул crawl kraul das Kraulen crawl κολύμβηση κρόουλ crol krool کرال krooli crawl שְׂחִייַת חָתִירָה तैराकी की एक शैली kraul (plivanje) gyorsúszás gaya bebas skriðsund crawl クロール泳法 크롤로 헤엄치다 kraulis, laisvasis stilius krauls berenang gaya rangkak crawlcrawlkraul کرال crawl craul кроль kraul kravl kraul crawl การว่ายน้ำท่าวัดวา kravl yüzme 自由式遊泳 плавання стилем “кроль” تيرن‍ے کا ایک طريق‍ہ lối bơi trườn 自由式游泳

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crawl

→ يَزْحَفُ plazit se kravle kriechen σέρνομαι arrastrarse, gatear ryömiä ramper puzati strisciare 這う 기다 kruipen krype pełzać engatinhar, gatinhar ползать krypa คลาน emeklemek bò 爬行

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crawl

v. arrastrarse; andar a gatas, gatear.

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crawl

vi (ped) gatear

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