crawl

//krɔːl//
B1Frequency Level 8Neutral
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Verb

crawlInfinitive
crawlPresent tense
crawledPast tense
crawledPast participle
crawlingPresent participle
crawlsThird-person singular
1

To move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground.

The baby is learning to crawl across the floor.

2

To move slowly or with difficulty.

Traffic crawled along the highway during rush hour.

3

To be covered with or full of crawling things.

The kitchen floor was crawling with ants.

4

To behave in a servile or obsequious manner.

I refuse to crawl to my boss just to get a promotion.

5

To swim using the crawl stroke.

He crawled across the pool in record time.

Antonym

Noun

crawlSingular
crawlsPlural
1

A slow mode of movement on hands and knees or dragging the body.

The baby's crawl was getting faster every day.

2

A swimming stroke in which the arms alternate overhand while the legs kick.

She swims the crawl faster than any other stroke.

3

A leisurely visit to several bars or pubs, typically moving from one to another.

We went on a pub crawl through the city center last night.

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