crawl
Baby's first movement
Crawl is slow movement close to the ground.
Babies crawl before they walk, moving on hands and knees.
Insects crawl across surfaces.
Traffic crawls during rush hour.
If something makes your skin crawl, it fills you with revulsion or unease.
To crawl with something is to be covered in moving things: The room was crawling with ants.
A crawl is also a swimming stroke with alternating arm movements and flutter kicks.
In broadcasting, a crawl is text scrolling across the screen.
To crawl back to someone is to return humbly after a falling out.
Stealthy, slow movement
- inchTwelfth of a foot
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
- wriggleTwisting, snakelike movement
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
drag · scoot · shuffle · belly · floor · hands · knees · prone
Shelled, slow-moving mollusk
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- trafficMovement along routes
- paceSpeed of movement
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
bumper-to-bumper · standstill · inching · creeping · plodding · sluggish · tortoise · congestion
Body's outer layer
- fleshSoft body matter
- shiverInvoluntary trembling sensation
- eerieDisturbingly strange
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
spooky · chilling · goosebumps · hair-raising · heebie-jeebies · sensation · prickle · tingle
Web-spinning arachnid
- botAutomated software agent
- scraperTool for removing buildup
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- GoogleDominant web search provider
search engine · data · SEO · sitemap · robots.txt · parsing · harvesting · automation
Very young child
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- babbleIncoherent speech
nursery · diaper · playmat · teething · pacifier · onesie · lullaby · cradle
Sudden brain blood blockage
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
- breaststrokeArms circle, legs splay
- backstrokeSupine aquatic locomotion
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
lap · pool · technique · arm · kick · breathing · streamline · pull
creep
Stealthy, slow movement
edge · drag · scoot · shuffle · belly · floor · hands · knees · prone · grovel
snail
Shelled, slow-moving mollusk
gridlock · bumper-to-bumper · standstill · inching · creeping · plodding · sluggish · tortoise · congestion · bottleneck
skin
Body's outer layer
unsettling · spooky · chilling · goosebumps · hair-raising · heebie-jeebies · sensation · prickle · tingle · dread
spider
Web-spinning arachnid
- botAutomated software agent
- scraperTool for removing buildup
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
Google · search engine · data · SEO · sitemap · robots.txt · parsing · harvesting · automation · URL
baby
Very young child
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- developmentProgress toward maturity
babble · nursery · diaper · playmat · teething · pacifier · onesie · lullaby · cradle · stroller
stroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
- breaststrokeArms circle, legs splay
- backstrokeSupine aquatic locomotion
butterfly · lap · pool · technique · arm · kick · breathing · streamline · pull · catch
bar
Drinking establishment
route · pints · ale · beer · tour · stag · hen · party · night out · venues
- crawl spaceShallow area under a house
- bar crawlSequential drinking establishment visits
- creepy crawlersInsects and similar creatures
- crawl over each otherMove by climbing companions
- pub crawlSequential tavern visits
- make someone's skin crawlCause physical disgust response
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