Meaning of 'crawl'

noun

a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

Example: "A crawl was all that the injured climber could manage after their fall."

Synonyms: crawling creep creeping

noun

a very slow movement

Example: "the traffic advanced at a crawl"

noun

a swimming stroke

Synonyms: breaststroke front crawl

verb

to move slowly

Synonyms: creep

verb

to swim by doing the crawl

verb

to show submission or fear

Synonyms: creep fawn cringe cower grovel

verb

to be full of

Example: "The old cheese was crawling with maggots."

verb

to feel as if crawling with insects

Example: "My skin crawled--I was terrified"