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crawl verb (crawled, crawling) intrans 1 said of insects, worms, etc: to move along the ground slowly. 2 said of a human: to move along on hands and knees, especially as a stage before learning to walk. 3 said eg of traffic: to progress very slowly. 4 to be, or feel as if, covered or overrun with something, especially insects • After a drugs tip-off, the club was crawling with police. 5 (often crawl to someone) derog colloq to behave in a fawning way, often to someone in a senior position. noun 1 a crawling motion. 2 a very slow pace. 3 swimming a fast stroke with an alternate overarm action together with a kicking leg action. crawler noun 1 someone or something which crawls. 2 derog colloq someone who behaves in a fawning and ingratiating way, especially to those in senior positions.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c.