English

Detailed Synonyms for crawl in English

crawl:

crawl

  1. crawl
  2. crawl
  3. crawl

crawl [the ~] nomen

  1. the crawl
    – a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body 1
    the creep; the crawling; the crawl; the creeping
    – a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body 1
    • creep [the ~] nomen
      • the traffic moved at a creep1
    • crawling [the ~] nomen
    • crawl [the ~] nomen
      • a crawl was all that the injured man could manage1
    • creeping [the ~] nomen
  2. the crawl
    – a very slow movement 1
    the crawl
    – a very slow movement 1
    • crawl [the ~] nomen
      • the traffic advanced at a crawl1
  3. the crawl
    – a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick 1
    the crawl; the front crawl; the Australian crawl
    – a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick 1
  4. the crawl
    – The process of scanning content to compile and maintain an index. 2
    the update; the population; the crawl
    – The process of scanning content to compile and maintain an index. 2

to crawl verb (crawls, crawled, crawling)

  1. to crawl
    – move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground 1
    to creep; to crawl
    – move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground 1
    • creep verb (creeps, crept, creeping)
    • crawl verb (crawls, crawled, crawling)
      • The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed1
  2. to crawl
    – swim by doing the crawl 1
    to crawl
    – swim by doing the crawl 1
    • crawl verb (crawls, crawled, crawling)
      • European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl1
  3. to crawl
    – show submission or fear 1
    to creep; to fawn; to crawl; cringe; grovel; cower
    – show submission or fear 1
  4. to crawl
    – be full of 1
    to crawl
    – be full of 1
    • crawl verb (crawls, crawled, crawling)
      • The old cheese was crawling with maggots1
  5. to crawl
    – feel as if crawling with insects 1
    to crawl
    – feel as if crawling with insects 1
    • crawl verb (crawls, crawled, crawling)
      • My skin crawled--I was terrified1
  6. to crawl
    – To compile and organize entries for a search engine or content index by reading Web pages or other content. 2
    to crawl
    – To compile and organize entries for a search engine or content index by reading Web pages or other content. 2
    • crawl verb (crawls, crawled, crawling)

Conjugations for crawl:

present
  1. crawl
  2. crawl
  3. crawls
  4. crawl
  5. crawl
  6. crawl
simple past
  1. crawled
  2. crawled
  3. crawled
  4. crawled
  5. crawled
  6. crawled
present perfect
  1. have crawled
  2. have crawled
  3. has crawled
  4. have crawled
  5. have crawled
  6. have crawled
past continuous
  1. was crawling
  2. were crawling
  3. was crawling
  4. were crawling
  5. were crawling
  6. were crawling
future
  1. shall crawl
  2. will crawl
  3. will crawl
  4. shall crawl
  5. will crawl
  6. will crawl
continuous present
  1. am crawling
  2. are crawling
  3. is crawling
  4. are crawling
  5. are crawling
  6. are crawling
subjunctive
  1. be crawled
  2. be crawled
  3. be crawled
  4. be crawled
  5. be crawled
  6. be crawled
diverse
  1. crawl!
  2. let's crawl!
  3. crawled
  4. crawling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "crawl":


Related Definitions for "crawl":

  1. a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body1
    • a crawl was all that the injured man could manage1
  2. a very slow movement1
    • the traffic advanced at a crawl1
  3. a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick1
  4. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground1
    • The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed1
  5. swim by doing the crawl1
    • European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl1
  6. show submission or fear1
  7. be full of1
    • The old cheese was crawling with maggots1
  8. feel as if crawling with insects1
    • My skin crawled--I was terrified1
  9. The process of scanning content to compile and maintain an index.2
  10. To compile and organize entries for a search engine or content index by reading Web pages or other content.2

Related Synonyms for crawl