| 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 |
| noun | a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body “a crawl was all that the injured man could manage” |
| verb | move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground “The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed” |
| verb | feel as if crawling with insects “My skin crawled--I was terrified” |
| verb | be full of “The old cheese was crawling with maggots” |
| verb | show submission or fear |
| verb | swim by doing the crawl “European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl” |
| crawl | verb | move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground |
| creep | verb | move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground |
| crawl | noun | a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body |
| crawler | noun | a person who crawls or creeps along the ground |
| crawling | noun | a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body |
| creep | noun | a slow longitudinal movement or deformation |
| creeper | noun | a person who crawls or creeps along the ground |
| creeping | noun | a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body |
| fawner | noun | someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect |
| coward | noun | a person who shows fear or timidity |
| groveler | noun | someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect |
| groveller | noun | someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect |