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crawl
verb
to
move
forward
slowly
on
hands
and
knees
or
with
the
body
held
close
to
the
ground
•
The
baby
crawled
across
the
living
room
floor
toward
her
toys
.
The
baby
crawled
across
the
living
room
floor
toward
her
toys
.
•
Soldiers
crawled
under
the
wire
fence
during
training
.
Soldiers
crawled
under
the
wire
fence
during
training
.
Old
English
"
crēopan
"
meant
"
to
creep
"
and
evolved
into
Middle
English
"
craulen
,"
giving
modern
"
crawl
."
verb
to
move
or
progress
extremely
slowly
•
Traffic
crawled
along
the
highway
during
the
snowstorm
.
Traffic
crawled
along
the
highway
during
the
snowstorm
.
•
The
hours
crawled
by
as
she
waited
for
the
test
results
.
The
hours
crawled
by
as
she
waited
for
the
test
results
.
noun
a
very
slow
movement
or
speed
•
Traffic
slowed
to
a
crawl
in
the
city
center
.
Traffic
slowed
to
a
crawl
in
the
city
center
.
•
Progress
on
the
project
was
a
crawl
after
the
budget
cuts
.
Progress
on
the
project
was
a
crawl
after
the
budget
cuts
.
noun
a
swimming
stroke
in
which
the
swimmer
alternately
moves
the
arms
over
the
water
while
kicking
the
legs
•
He
won
the
race
with
a
strong
front
crawl
.
He
won
the
race
with
a
strong
front
crawl
.
•
She
practices
the
crawl
every
morning
at
the
pool
.
She
practices
the
crawl
every
morning
at
the
pool
.
verb
to
be
full
of
or
covered
with
many
small
moving
creatures
•
The
abandoned
kitchen
was
crawling
with
cockroaches
.
The
abandoned
kitchen
was
crawling
with
cockroaches
.
•
After
the
picnic
,
the
blanket
was
crawling
with
ants
.
After
the
picnic
,
the
blanket
was
crawling
with
ants
.
noun
a
line
of
text
that
moves
steadily
across
a
television
or
computer
screen
•
The
sports
scores
scrolled
in
a
crawl
at
the
bottom
of
the
TV
.
The
sports
scores
scrolled
in
a
crawl
at
the
bottom
of
the
TV
.
•
A
weather
alert
appeared
in
the
news
crawl
.
A
weather
alert
appeared
in
the
news
crawl
.
