crawl

Noun
  1. A very slow movement (synset 100330861)
    "the traffic advanced at a crawl"
    is a type of: motion, move, movement - the act of changing location from one place to another
  2. A swimming stroke;
    Arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick (synset 100571403)
    is a type of: swimming stroke - a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward
    has: flutter kick - a swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees
    same as: australian crawl, front crawl
  3. A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body (synset 100295712)
    "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"
    is a type of: locomotion, travel - self-propelled movement
    same as: crawling, creep, creeping
Verb
  1. Move slowly;
    In the case of people or animals with the body near the ground (synset 201889838)
    "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
    is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
    subtypes: formicate - crawl about like ants
    same as: creep
  2. Feel as if crawling with insects (synset 202736557)
    "My skin crawled--I was terrified"
    is a type of: feel - be felt or perceived in a certain way
  3. Be full of (synset 202721923)
    "The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
    is a type of: pullulate, swarm, teem - be teeming, be abuzz
  4. Show submission or fear (synset 202067699)
    is a type of: bend, flex - form a curve
    same as: cower, creep, cringe, fawn, grovel
  5. Swim by doing the crawl (synset 201965981)
    "European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl"
    referred to in: aquatics, water sport - sports that involve bodies of water
    is a type of: swim - travel through water

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