kontata — meaning in English

English meaning

• crawl verb To move on hands and knees, or drag the body low along a surface.
• grovel verb To lie or crawl face-down on the ground, often out of fear or submission.

Senses

kontata is used for these senses in English:

• crawl (intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
• crawl (intransitive) To act in a servile manner.
• grovel (intransitive) To crawl.

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").

grovel — full definition

1. verb To lie or crawl face-down on the ground, often out of fear or submission.
2. verb To act with exaggerated humility or flattery toward someone, especially to win their favor or forgiveness.

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