crawl — meaning in English

English meaning

• crawl verb To move on hands and knees, or drag the body low along a surface.
• freestyle verb To improvise, rather than following a set routine or script.

Senses

crawl is used for these senses in English:

• crawl A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick.
• freestyle (swimming, by extension) The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian 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").

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