crawl

English

/kɹɔl/, /kɹɑl/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
  • (intransitive) To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.
  • (intransitive) To act in a servile manner.
  • (intransitive) See crawl with.
  • (intransitive) To feel a swarming sensation.
  • (intransitive) To swim using the crawl stroke.
  • (transitive) To move over an area on hands and knees.
  • (intransitive) To visit while becoming inebriated.
  • (transitive) To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English crawlen derived from Old Norse krafla derived from Proto-Germanic *krablōną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*krablōną

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