nounπShareThe act of moving slowly on hands and knees etc, or with frequent stops."The baby's crawl across the floor was slow and deliberate. "actionwaybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick."The swimmer used a powerful crawl stroke to win the race. "sportactionnauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA very slow pace."My computer has slowed down to a crawl since I installed that software package."wayactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA piece of horizontally or vertically scrolling text overlaid on the main image."The website's homepage featured a crawl displaying a list of upcoming events at the school. "mediatechnologycomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground."Clutching my wounded side, I crawled back to the trench."actionbodyanimalwayhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move forward slowly, with frequent stops."The rush-hour traffic crawled around the bypass."actionanimalbodywayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo act in a servile manner."The student crawled to get the teacher's approval, doing extra work and agreeing to anything she asked. "attitudecharacteractionmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(with "with") See crawl with."The baby crawled with his hands and knees across the floor towards the toy. "actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo feel a swarming sensation."The horrible sight made my skin crawl."sensationbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo swim using the crawl stroke."The swimmer easily crawled across the pool. "sportactionnauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move over an area on hands and knees."The baby crawled the entire second floor."actionbodyanimalwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo visit while becoming inebriated."They crawled the downtown bars."drinkentertainmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching."Yahoo Search has updated its Slurp Crawler to crawl web sites faster and more efficiently."computinginternettechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles for holding fish."The farmer used the fish crawl to hold the trout before taking them to the market. "fishnauticalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading