a very slow movement; the traffic advanced at a crawl'
a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
[ Syn: front crawl , australian crawl ]
a slow 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
crawl (n.)
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed
[ Syn: creep ]
feel as if crawling with insects; My skin crawled--I was terrified'
be full of; The old cheese was crawling with maggots'
show submission or fear
swim by doing the crawl; European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl'