crawl - Meaning in Kannada

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crawl - Meaning in Kannada

crawl Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of crawl in English

crawl noun

1. a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

   Synonyms

   crawling, creep, creeping

   ಅಂಬೆಗಾಲು, ಮೊಣಕಾಲೂರಿ ನಡೆಯುವುದು

   Examples

   • "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"
   • "the traffic moved at a creep"
2. a very slow movement

   Example

   • "the traffic advanced at a crawl"
3. a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick

   Synonyms

   Australian crawl, front crawl

crawl verb

1. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

   Synonyms

   creep

   Example

   • "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
2. swim by doing the crawl

   Example

   • "European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl"
3. show submission or fear

   Synonyms

   cower, cower, creep, cringe, fawn, fawn, grovel, grovel

4. be full of

   Example

   • "The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
5. feel as if crawling with insects

   Example

   • "My skin crawled--I was terrified"

Synonyms of crawl

• crawling, creep, creeping
• australian crawl, front crawl
• creep
• cower, creep, cringe, fawn, grovel

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