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crawl¹ (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.

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

3. To proceed or act servilely.

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. See Synonyms at teem¹.

5. To swim the crawl.

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.

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

crawling·ly adv.

crawl² (krôl)

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

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

crawl¹

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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of insects, worms, snakes, etc.) to move with the body close to the ground

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

1. a slow creeping pace or motion

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

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

crawlingly adv

crawl²

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) an enclosure in shallow, coastal water for fish, lobsters, etc.

[from Dutch kraal kraal]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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"

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.

Translations

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

crawl [ˈkrɔːl]

(= 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

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

(= slow pace) at a crawl → au ralenti

crawl

(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

(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

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

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

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

crawl

v crawl [kroːl]

1 to move slowly along the ground The injured dog crawled away. kruip, aansukkel يَتَجَرْجَر، يَزْحَف влача се plazit se, vléci se kravle; krybe sich schleppen σέρνομαι avanzar lentamente roomama خزیدن؛ با ناتوانی حرکت کردن ryömiä ramper לִזחוֹל रेंगना, धीरे धीरे चलना, घसीटते चलना puzati kúszik merayap mjakast, skríða strisciare; trascinarsi はう 기어가다 ropoti līst; vilkties merangkak kruipen krabbe, slepe seg czołgać się 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

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 lézt (po kolenou) kravle krabbeln μπουσουλώ gatear, andar a gatas roomama چهار دست و پا رفتن kontata marcher à quatre pattes לִזחוֹל रेंगने वाली चीजों से भरा होना puzati mászik merangkak skríða camminare carponi はう 기다 rėplioti rāpot merangkak kruipen krabbe czołgać się 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 jet krokem, plížit se snegle sig; slæbe sig kriechen προχωρώ πολύ αργά arrastrar(se) teokiirusel liikuma آرام پیش رفتن madella 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 kruipen bevege seg i sneglefart, kreke seg fram wlec się 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 hemžit se vrimle med; myldre med wimmeln είμαι γεμάτος (π.χ. ψείρες) estar plagado de, hervir de kihama پر بودن از kuhista grouiller (de) לִשרוֹץ कीड़ों से भरा हुआ होना vrvjeti nyüzsögnek (benne) penuh dirayapi mora brulicare うじゃうじゃしている (~)으로 우글그리다 knibždėte knibždėti ņudzēt diselaputi wemelen van kry av, vrimle med roić się 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

1 a very slow movement or speed We drove along at a crawl. gekruip زَحْف، بُطء пълзене loudání, ploužení se sneglefart das Kriechen αργός ρυθμός paso lento teokiirus حرکت آهسته matelu (au) pas זְחִילָה 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 slakkegang krabbefart, sneglefart pełzanie 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 kraul crawl das Kraulen 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 crawl crawl kraul 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

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

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