Definition of crawly
1. crawl [ v ] move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
Examples:
"The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)
From the east to the west coast of the Korean_peninsula was a strip of land in which fear filled men were at that same moment furtively crawling through the night , sitting in sweaty anticipation of any movement or sound , or shouting amidst confused rifle flashes and muzzle blasts .
(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)
The crawling men tried to rise and fell again .
The third crawling man forced himself erect .
Then he began to crawl again .
If only there was a clock for him to crawl against .
Synonyms crawl creep Related Terms travel ramp formicate creep earthworm2. crawl [ n ] a very slow movement
Examples:
"the traffic advanced at a crawl"
(Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)
The car lurched along at a snail 's crawl , the left front mudguard banging and scraping against the tire , occasionally scraping against the road itself .
Synonyms crawl Related Terms motion3. crawl [ v ] feel as if crawling with insects
Examples:
"My skin crawled--I was terrified"
(Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)
Her skin crawled : Lolotte had told Maude that she was in the hall and the door was open .
Synonyms crawl Related Terms feel4. crawl [ v ] swim by doing the crawl
Examples:
"European children learn the breast stroke
they often don't know how to crawl"
5. crawl [ v ] show submission or fear
Synonyms grovel cringe crawl cower creep fawn Related Terms bend apple_polisher sycophant6. crawl [ v ] be crawling with
Examples:
"The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
7. crawl [ n ] a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
Synonyms front_crawl Australian_crawl crawl Related Terms swimming_stroke flutter_kick8. crawl [ n ] a slow creeping mode of locomotion (on hands and knees or dragging the body)
Examples:
"a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"
"the traffic moved at a creep"
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