wallcrawl

English

verb
Definitions
  • To adhere to and crawl upon a solid surface, as a spider does.

Etymology

Compound from English wall (boil) + English crawl (by dragging the body along the ground, move slowly, act in a servile manner).

Origin

English

crawl

Gloss

by dragging the body along the ground, move slowly, act in a servile manner

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