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Definition crawl in British English

crawl verb

[intransitive] verb
/krɔːl/
1

to move along the ground on your hands and knees or with your body close to the ground

Example

She crawled across the floor, her eyes stinging from the smoke.

Example

They crawled through the tunnel.

Synonyms and related words
walk wander stroll
1.1

when a baby crawls, it moves forwards on its hands and knees

Example

She is just learning to crawl.

Synonyms and related words
walk wander stroll
2

if an insect crawls, it moves forwards using its legs

Example

Ants were crawling over the cheese.

Synonyms and related words
alight beat be on the wing
3

if a vehicle crawls, it moves forwards very slowly

Example

Cars and lorries crawled along the main road.

Synonyms and related words
crawl dawdle creep
3.1

if a person crawls somewhere, they move there very slowly or with difficulty

Example

I was so tired I just wanted to crawl into bed.

Synonyms and related words
crawl dawdle creep
3.2

if time crawls by, it seems to pass very slowly

Example

The weeks crawled by until we could meet again.

Synonyms and related words
crawl drag by creep up on
4

to try extremely hard to please someone, in order to gain an advantage, in a way that makes other people not respect you

Example

The way you crawl to them makes me sick.

Example

I'd rather die than go crawling back to him.

Synonyms and related words
talk the talk charm court
Definition crawl in British English