Dictionary Check: crawl
"crawl" is a valid word!
Scrabble
10
points
Words with Friends
12
points
Definition
noun
a very slow movement
Example:
"the traffic advanced at a crawl"
noun
a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
noun
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
Example:
"a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"
verb
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
Example:
"The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
verb
feel as if crawling with insects
Example:
"My skin crawled — I was terrified"
verb
be full of
Example:
"The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
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