wikipedia|dab=crawl
English

Etymology
Origin unknown; probably Scandinavian (compare Swedish kravla, Danish kravle)

Pronunciation
AHD|krôl, IPA|/kr�:l/, SAMPA|/krO:l/
audio|en-us-crawl.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��l|-��l

Verb

en-verb

1. intransitive To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground

#:Clutching my wounded side, I crawled back to the trench.

1. intransitive To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.

#:The rush-hour traffic crawled around the bypass.

1. intransitive To act in a servile manner

#:Don't come crawling to me with your useless apologies!

1. intransitive To teem; to be covered or swarming (with)

#:''The crime scene was crawling with police and reporters.

1. intransitive To feel a swarming sensation

#:''The horrible sight made my skin crawl.

1. intransitive To swim using the crawl stroke

#:I think I'll crawl the next hundred metres.

1. transitive To move over an area on hands and knees.

#: The baby crawled the entire second floor.

1. intransitive To visit while becoming inebriated

#: They crawled the downtown bars.

1. transitive To index files or web sites in order to make them available for search;

#: Yahoo Search has updated its Slurp Crawler to crawl web sites faster and more efficient.

Translations
trans-top|move along the ground
Czech: plazit se
Ewe: ta
French: ramper
German: kriechen
Hebrew: ����� (lizkhol)
trans-mid
Russian: полза��
Spanish: arrastrar|arrastrarse
Telugu: పా�� (paaku), ద��� (daeku)
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trans-top|move slowly
French: avancer au pas
German: kriechen
Hebrew: ������ (lehizdakhel)
trans-mid
Russian: полза��
Spanish: avanzar a paso de tortuga
Telugu: ద��� (daeku)
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trans-top|act in a servile manner
French: s'aplatir (devant)
trans-mid
Russian: лебези��, заи�кива��, �годни�а��
Spanish: humillar|humillarse (ante)
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trans-top|teem or swarm
French: grouiller (de)
trans-mid
Russian: ки�е��
Spanish: estar cuajado (de)
trans-bottom

trans-top|feel swarming sensation
French: avoir la chair de poule
trans-mid
Russian: м��а�ки по �ел�
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trans-top|swim using crawl stroke
French: faire le crawl#French|crawl
Italian: nuotare a crawl
trans-mid
Russian: пл��� к�ол�|к�олем
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ttbc|German: krabbeln

Noun
en-noun

1. The act of moving slowly on hands and knees etc, or with frequent stops
2. A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick

Translations
trans-top|slow movement
Hebrew: ����� (zkhila) f - movement on knees and hands; ������ת (hizdakhlut) f - slow movement with frequent stops
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trans-top|swimming stroke
Italian: #Italian|crawl
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French

Noun
it-noun|craw|m|l|l

1. #Noun|crawl (swimming stroke)

Italian

Noun
it-noun|craw|m|l|l

1. #Noun|crawl (swimming stroke)

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• 2007-12-19 11:22 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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