crawled

noun

A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick.

The act of moving slowly on hands and knees, etc.

The act of sequentially visiting a series of similar establishments (i.e., a bar crawl).

(figurative) A very slow pace.

(television, film) A piece of horizontally or vertically scrolling text overlaid on the main image.

A pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles for holding fish.

verb

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

(intransitive) To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.

(intransitive, transitive) To swim using the crawl stroke.

(transitive, Internet) To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.

(intransitive) To feel a swarming sensation.

(intransitive) To act in a servile manner.

(transitive) To move over (an area) on hands and knees.

(transitive) To move over (an area) slowly, with frequent stops.

(intransitive) Followed by with: see crawl with.

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