crawl

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.

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.

[Middle English craulen, from Old Norse krafla.]

crawlingly crawl'ing·ly adv.

crawl² (krôl)
n.
A pen in shallow water, as for confining fish or turtles.

[Afrikaans kraal, enclosure for animals. See kraal.]

To search the Internet for hosts, Web pages or blogs. See spider.

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Effect used in television production that is created by a device that moves credits or other graphic matter horizontally or vertically past the camera so that the information appears to crawl across or up the television screen. The device is actually a continuous strip of paper that is set between two rollers so that the paper can be moved past the camera either by hand or by mechanical means. The lettering used for the credits or other graphics is usually done in white on a black background so that the information can be superimposed over another picture.

verb

1. To move along in a crouching or prone position: creep, slide, snake, worm. See move/halt.
2. To advance slowly: creep, drag, inch. See fast/slow/velocity.
3. To be abundantly filled or richly supplied: abound, bristle, flow, overflow, pullulate, swarm, teem. See big/small/amount, rich/poor.
4. To experience a repugnant tingling sensation: creep. See fear/courage, like/dislike.

noun

A very slow rate of speed: creep, snail's pace. See fast/slow/velocity.

The movement of paint in a wet paint film that does not remain evenly spread but redistributes itself after application, usually as a result of an imperfect bond with the surface.

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IN BRIEF: A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; A very slow movement; A swimming stroke; Move slowly; Show submission or fear.

They say you must learn to crawl before you can walk.

Tutor's tip: He started to "crawl" (move on one's hands and knees along the ground) in the "kraal" (fenced enclosure for people or animals).

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - kravle, crawle, krybe, slæbe sig afsted, sleske, vrimle med, myldre med, få myrekryb
n. - sneglefart, rundtur, crawl

idioms:

• crawl with    myldre med, vrimle med

2.
n. - hyttefad, hummertejne

Nederlands (Dutch)
(voort)kruipen, slijmen (figuurlijk), wemelen, rillen, crawlslag zwemmen, streng terechtwijzen, het kruipen, slakkengang, crawlslag, (kroegen) tocht, aftiteling

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - nager le crawl, ramper, marcher à quatre pattes, rouler au pas, se traîner (le temps), grouiller de, faire du lèche-bottes
n. - (Sport) crawl, au pas

idioms:

• crawl with    pulluler, grouiller de

2.
n. - filet (à poissons ou tortues)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - kriechen, wimmeln, krabbeln
n. - Kriechen, Kriechtempo, Kraulen

idioms:

• crawl with    wimmeln von

2.
n. - Schildkrötenreservoir, Fischreservoir

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - έρπω, σέρνομαι, μπουσουλάω, κινούμαι αργά ή με δυσκολία, αργοσέρνομαι, (μτφ.) ταπεινώνομαι, σέρνομαι στα πόδια, (για μπογιά) δακρύζω, σχηματίζω σταλίδες
n. - σύρσιμο, μπουσούλισμα, αργή ή επίπονη κίνηση, αργοσάλεμα, ελεύθερη κολύμβηση, κρόουλ, τσάρκα, περαντζάδα, (καθομ.) κρολ, κυλιόμενο μήνυμα σε οθόνη τηλεόρασης

idioms:

• crawl with    βρίθω από

Italiano (Italian)
strisciare, pullulare, crawl

idioms:

• crawl with    brulicare di
• make one's skin crawl    far venire la pelle d'oca

Português (Portuguese)
v. - rastejar, engatinhar
n. - rastejamento (m), crawl (m) (estilo de natação) (Esp.)

idioms:

• crawl with    estar cheio de
• make one's skin crawl    arrepiar

Русский (Russian)
ползти, пресмыкаться, подхалимствовать, кишеть, ползать, ползание, плавание кролем

idioms:

• crawl with    кишеть
• make one's skin crawl    наводить ужас на кого-либо

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - gatear, arrastrarse, abundar, plagarse, pulular
n. - reptación, arrastramiento

idioms:

• crawl with    estar plagado de, hervir de, estar lleno de

2.
n. - encierro en agua poco profunda para peces o tortugas

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - krypa, kräla, smyga, släpa sig fram, krypköra, myllra, crawla (sim.)
n. - fisksump, krypande, crawlsim

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
在...上爬行, 斥责, 训斥, 在...上蔓生, 爬行, 徐徐行进, 蠕动, 起鸡皮疙瘩, 缓慢的行进, 自由式游泳

idioms:

• crawl with    满了..., 因...而感到不自在

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 在...上爬行, 斥責, 訓斥, 在...上蔓生
v. intr. - 爬行, 徐徐行進, 蠕動, 起雞皮疙瘩
n. - 爬行, 緩慢的行進, 蠕動, 自由式游泳

idioms:

• crawl with    滿了..., 因...而感到不自在

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 기어가다, (식물이) 땅 위를 뻗어가다, 천천히 진행하다
n. - 기어가기, 크롤 수영법

idioms:

• crawl with    우글우글하다

2.
n. - 활어조

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 這う, のろのろ進む, むずむずする, いっぱいになる, クロールで泳ぐ
n. - 這うこと, のろのろ進むこと, クロール

idioms:

• crawl with    うようよしている

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) زحف, حبا, سار ببط, غص (بالنمل) (الاسم) سباحه حرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮שרץ, זחל, התרפס‬
n. - ‮שחיית חתירה, זחילה, סיבוב שתייה בכמה מסבאות (פאבים)‬
n. - ‮גדרה במים רדודים לכליאת דגים וצבי-מים‬

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