crawl

verb
UK: /krɔːl/
US: /krɑːl/

  1. To move on your hands and knees.

    1. The baby can crawl now. [ ] [ ]
    2. The injured soldier had to crawl to safety under heavy fire. [ ] [ ]

  2. To move very slowly.

    1. The car is crawling along. [ ] [ ]
    2. Traffic crawled for miles due to the accident blocking two lanes. [ ] [ ]

  3. To be covered with crawling things.

    1. The old log crawled with ants. [ ] [ ]
    2. After the flood, the basement walls crawled with mold. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

poke inch creep swim worm
crawl noun

  1. A slow movement, especially on your hands and knees.

    1. The baby's first crawl. [ ] [ ]
    2. They made a desperate crawl towards the exit during the fire drill. [ ] [ ]

  2. A very slow pace of movement.

    1. Traffic reduced to a crawl. [ ] [ ]
    2. The economic recovery has been at a crawl for the past year. [ ] [ ]
crawl noun

  1. A swimming stroke performed face down using alternating overarm strokes and a flutter kick.

    1. She likes to swim crawl. [ ] [ ]
    2. He won the race using the front crawl and a strong kick. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "crawl" in English means: To move on your hands and knees., To move very slowly., To be covered with crawling things..

The phonetic transcription of "crawl" is /krɔːl/ in British English and /krɑːl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "crawl": poke, inch, creep, swim, worm.

Example usage of "crawl": "The baby can crawl now.". More examples on the page.