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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Crawl \Crawl\ (kr?l), n.
     The act or motion of crawling; slow motion, as of a creeping
     animal.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Crawl \Crawl\, n. [Cf. Kraal.]
     A pen or inclosure of stakes and hurdles on the seacoast, for
     holding fish.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Crawl \Crawl\ (kr[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Crawled
     (kr[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Crawling.] [Dan. kravle, or
     Icel. krafla, to paw, scrabble with the hands; akin to Sw.
     kr[aum]la to crawl; cf. LG. krabbeln, D. krabbelen to
     scratch.]
     1. To move slowly by drawing the body along the ground, as a
        worm; to move slowly on hands and knees; to creep.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A worm finds what it searches after only by feeling,
              as it crawls from one thing to another. --Grew.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence, to move or advance in a feeble, slow, or timorous
        manner.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He was hardly able to crawl about the room.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The meanest thing that crawl'd beneath my eyes.
                                                    --Byron.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To advance slowly and furtively; to insinuate one's self;
        to advance or gain influence by servile or obsequious
        conduct.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Secretly crawling up the battered walls. --Knolles.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Hath crawled into the favor of the king. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Absurd opinions crawl about the world. --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To have a sensation as of insect creeping over the body;
        as, the flesh crawls. See Creep, v. i., 7.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Crawl \Crawl\ (kr[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Crawled
     (kr[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Crawling.] [Dan. kravle, or
     Icel. krafla, to paw, scrabble with the hands; akin to Sw.
     kr[aum]la to crawl; cf. LG. krabbeln, D. krabbelen to
     scratch.]
     1. To move slowly by drawing the body along the ground, as a
        worm; to move slowly on hands and knees; to creep.
  
              A worm finds what it searches after only by feeling,
              as it crawls from one thing to another. --Grew.
  
     2. Hence, to move or advance in a feeble, slow, or timorous
        manner.
  
              He was hardly able to crawl about the room.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
  
              The meanest thing that crawl'd beneath my eyes.
                                                    --Byron.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Crawl \Crawl\ (kr?l), n.
     The act or motion of crawling; slow motion, as of a creeping
     animal.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Crawl \Crawl\, n. [Cf. Kraal.]
     A pen or inclosure of stakes and hurdles on the seacoast, for
     holding fish.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  crawl
       n 1: a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl"
       2: a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead
          accompanied by a flutter kick [syn: front crawl, Australian
          crawl]
       3: a slow creeping mode of locomotion (on hands and knees or
          dragging the body); "a crawl was all that the injured man
          could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep" [syn: crawling,
           creep, creeping]
       v 1: move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body
            near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the
            riverbed" [syn: creep]
       2: feel as if crawling with insects; "My skin crawled--I was
          terrified"
       3: be crawling with; "The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
       4: show submission or fear [syn: fawn, creep, cringe, cower,
           grovel]
       5: swim by doing the crawl; "European children learn the breast
          stroke; they often don't know how to crawl"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crawl
     Italian n.
     #Noun (swimming stroke)
     n.
     1 The act of moving slowly on hands and knees, etc.
     2 The act of sequentially visiting a series of similar establishments
  (i.e., a bar crawl).
     3 A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a
  fluttering kick.
     4 (lb en figurative) A very slow pace.
     5 (lb en television film) A piece of horizontally or vertically
  scrolling text overlaid on the main image.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees,
  or by dragging the body along the ground.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To act in a servile manner.
     4 (lb en intransitive) ''Followed by'' '''with''': ''see'' crawl
  with.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To feel a swarm#Verb sensation.
     6 (lb en intransitive transitive) To swim using the crawl stroke.
     7 (lb en transitive) To move over (an area) on hands and knees.
     8 (lb en transitive) To move over (an area) slowly, with frequent
  stops.
     n.
     A pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles for holding fish.
     Swedish n.
     c (l en crawl); swimming stroke

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  crawl
     n.
     1 The act of moving slowly on hands and knees, etc.
     2 The act of sequentially visiting a series of similar establishments
  (i.e., a bar crawl).
     3 A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a
  fluttering kick.
     4 (lb en figurative) A very slow pace.
     5 (lb en television film) A piece of horizontally or vertically
  scrolling text overlaid on the main image.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees,
  or by dragging the body along the ground.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To act in a servile manner.
     4 (lb en intransitive) ''Followed by'' '''with''': ''see'' crawl
  with.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To feel a swarm#Verb sensation.
     6 (lb en intransitive transitive) To swim using the crawl stroke.
     7 (lb en transitive) To move over (an area) on hands and knees.
     8 (lb en transitive) To move over (an area) slowly, with frequent
  stops.
     n.
     A pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles for holding fish.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  crawl
     Italian n.
     #Noun (swimming stroke)
     n.
     1 The act of moving slowly on hands and knees, etc.
     2 The act of sequentially visiting a series of similar establishments
  (i.e., a bar crawl).
     3 A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a
  fluttering kick.
     4 (lb en figurative) A very slow pace.
     5 (lb en television film) A piece of horizontally or vertically
  scrolling text overlaid on the main image.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees,
  or by dragging the body along the ground.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To act in a servile manner.
     4 (lb en intransitive) ''Followed by'' '''with''': ''see'' crawl
  with.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To feel a swarm#Verb sensation.
     6 (lb en intransitive transitive) To swim using the crawl stroke.
     7 (lb en transitive) To move over (an area) on hands and knees.
     8 (lb en transitive) To move over (an area) slowly, with frequent
  stops.
     n.
     A pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles for holding fish.
     Swedish n.
     c (l en crawl); swimming stroke

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  crawl
     Italian n.
     #Noun (swimming stroke)
     n.
     1 The act of moving slowly on hands and knees, etc.
     2 The act of sequentially visiting a series of similar establishments
  (i.e., a bar crawl).
     3 A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a
  fluttering kick.
     4 (lb en figurative) A very slow pace.
     5 (lb en television film) A piece of horizontally or vertically
  scrolling text overlaid on the main image.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees,
  or by dragging the body along the ground.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To act in a servile manner.
     4 (lb en intransitive) ''Followed by'' '''with''': ''see'' crawl
  with.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To feel a swarm#Verb sensation.
     6 (lb en intransitive transitive) To swim using the crawl stroke.
     7 (lb en transitive) To move over (an area) on hands and knees.
     8 (lb en transitive) To move over (an area) slowly, with frequent
  stops.
     n.
     A pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles for holding fish.
     Swedish n.
     c (l en crawl); swimming stroke

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crawl
     Englanti vb.
     1 ryömiä
     2 kontata
     3 (''uinti'') kroolata

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crawl
     Engelska vb.
     1 krypa; förflytta sig framåt på hand och knän
     2 krypa fram; förflytta sig långsamt framåt, med frekventa stopp
     3 crawla
     n.
     (tagg kat=sport kat2=simsätt) ett snabbt simsätt där man växelvis
  paddlar med armarna och samtidigt sparkar benen upp och ner, i
  tävlingssammanhang använt vid frisim

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  crawl
     n.
     (tagg kat=sport kat2=simsätt) ett snabbt simsätt där man växelvis
  paddlar med armarna och samtidigt sparkar benen upp och ner, i
  tävlingssammanhang använt vid frisim

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  crawl /kɹˈɔːl/
  kruip

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Crawl /kɹˈɔːl/
  الزحف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  crawl //kɹoːl// //kɹɑl// //kɹɔɫ// //kɹɔːɫ// 
  1. пълзене
  slow movement on hands and knees, or with frequent stops
  2. кро́ул
  swimming stroke

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  crawl //kɹoːl// //kɹɑl// //kɹɔɫ// //kɹɔːɫ// 
  1. уго́днича
  to act in a servile manner
  2. ла́зя, пълзя́
  to move along the ground
  3. пълзя́
  to move over an area on hands and knees
  4. влача
  to move slowly
  5. плу́вам кро́ул
  to swim using crawl stroke
  6. гъмжа
  to teem or swarm