爬 — meaning in English

English meaning

• climb verb To move upward, especially using effort — going up a hill, ladder, stairs, or rock face.
• crawl verb To move on hands and knees, or drag the body low along a surface.

Senses

爬 is used for these senses in English:

• climb (intransitive) To practise the sport of climbing.
• crawl (intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

climb — full definition

1. verb To move upward, especially using effort — going up a hill, ladder, stairs, or rock face.
2. verb To rise or increase, as a number, price, or position in a ranking.
3. noun An act or instance of climbing; an ascent.

crawl — full definition

1. verb To move on hands and knees, or drag the body low along a surface.
2. verb To move or progress very slowly.
3. verb For a computer program to automatically visit and index web pages.
4. noun A very slow pace, or a tour of several bars in one night ("bar crawl").

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