To move slowly with the body in a prone position resting on or close to the ground.
a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl"
swim by doing the crawl; "European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl"
be crawling with; "The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
feel as if crawling with insects; "My skin crawled--I was terrified"
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"
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
show submission or fear
swim by doing the crawl; "European children learn the breast stroke; they often don''t know how to crawl"
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
a very slow movement
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
