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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.
crawl′ing·ly adv.
crawl 2
(krôl)n. Archaic
A pen in shallow water, as for confining fish or turtles.
[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
crawl
(krɔːl)n
(Agriculture) an enclosure in shallow, coastal water for fish, lobsters, etc
[C17: from Dutch kraal kraal]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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
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| Noun | 1. |  crawl - a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl" |
| 2. |  crawl - a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kickswimming 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"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" 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" | |
| 4. | crawl - show submission or fear | |
| 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)
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.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
crawl
verb3. To be abundantly filled or richly supplied:
4. To experience a repugnant tingling sensation:
A very slow rate of speed:
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Translations
زحفزَحْف، بُطءسباحَة الزَّحْفيَتَجَرْجَر، يَزْحَفيَتَقَدَّم بِبُطء
plazit seléztloudáníplazitplížit se
kravlekrybemyldre medsnegle sigvrimle med
ryömiäsaadavärevilistäindeksoida
puzati
mászás
mjakastmjakast, skríîamoraskriî; löturhæg hreyfingskríîa
這うクロール
기다
knibždėte knibždėtikraulislaisvasis stiliusrėpliotiropojimas
kraulslēna kustēšanāslēni vilktieslīšanalīst
kraulkrokom
gomazetikravlmrgoletiplaziti se
crawlkrypa
คลาน
bò
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
the crawl to the coast → la cola de coches hasta la costa
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
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
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
C. CPD crawl space N (US) (between floors) espacio entre plantas para tuberías o cables
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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
to crawl on one's hands and knees → marcher à quatre pattes
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
(= slow pace) at a crawl → au ralenti
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
vi
(person, traffic) → kriechen; (baby, insects also) → krabbeln; (time also) → schleichen; he tried to crawl away → er versuchte wegzukriechen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
crawl
[krɔːl]1. n
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
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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
crawl
(kroːl) verb1. to move slowly along the ground. The injured dog crawled away.
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.
3. to move slowly. The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.
4. to be covered with crawling things. His hair was crawling with lice.
noun1. a very slow movement or speed. We drove along at a crawl.
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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
crawl
v. arrastrarse; andar a gatas, gatear.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
crawl
vi (ped) gatearEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.