krype — meaning in English

English meaning

• crawl verb To move on hands and knees, or drag the body low along a surface.
• worm noun A long, thin, legless invertebrate, such as an earthworm.

Senses

krype 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.
• worm (intransitive) To move with one's body dragging the ground.

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").

worm — full definition

1. noun A long, thin, legless invertebrate, such as an earthworm.
2. noun A self-replicating computer program that spreads across a network on its own.
3. noun An insulting term for a contemptible or sneaky person.
4. verb To move forward slowly by crawling or wriggling.

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