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Meaning and definition for "crawl" word

[noun] a slow creeping 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"
[noun] a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl"
[noun] a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
[verb] move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
[verb] swim by doing the crawl; "European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl"
[verb] show submission or fear
[verb] be crawling with; "The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
[verb] feel as if crawling with insects; "My skin crawled--I was terrified"
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\Crawl\ (kr[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crawled} (kr[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crawling}.] [Dan. kravle, or Icel. krafla, to paw, scrabble with the hands; akin to Sw. kr[aum]la to crawl; cf. LG. krabbeln, D. krabbelen to scratch.] 1. To move slowly by drawing the body along the ground, as a worm; to move slowly on hands and knees; to creep. A worm finds what it searches after only by feeling, as it crawls from one thing to another. --Grew. 2. Hence, to move or advance in a feeble, slow, or timorous manner. He was hardly able to crawl about the room. --Arbuthnot. The meanest thing that crawl'd beneath my eyes. --Byron. 3. To advance slowly and furtively; to insinuate one's self; to advance or gain influence by servile or obsequious conduct. Secretly crawling up the battered walls. --Knolles. Hath crawled into the favor of the king. --Shak. Absurd opinions crawl about the world. --South. 4. To have a sensation as of insect creeping over the body; as, the flesh crawls. See {Creep}, v. i., 7.
\Crawl\ (kr?l), n. The act or motion of crawling; slow motion, as of a creeping animal.
\Crawl\, n. [Cf. {Kraal}.] A pen or inclosure of stakes and hurdles on the seacoast, for holding fish.

Synonyms for crawl

Australian crawl, cower, crawling, creep, creep, creeping, cringe, fawn, front crawl, grovel

See also: bend | feel | flex | flutter kick | formicate | go | locomote | locomotion | motion | move | move | movement | pullulate | ramp | swarm | swim | swimming stroke | teem | travel | travel |

Related terms: amble, breaststroke, claudicate, couch, cringe, drag on, feel funny, flapper, go slow, hug the earth, leisurely gait, lie flat, rack, recline, scrabble, slink, slouch, sneak, steal, swarm, tippytoe, worm

The fun area, different aproach to word »crawl«

Let's analyse "crawl" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and One vowel. 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: LWARC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1340 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: -.-. .-. .- .-- .-..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: crawl: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: crawl: 3 + 9 + 1 + 5 + 3 = 21, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
L (1) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
W (1) 23 King of Wands Sensual, Warm, Strong, Loyal

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