crawl
1[ krawl ]
/ krɔl /
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verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to visit or frequent a series of (similar businesses, especially bars): to crawl the neighborhood pubs.
Digital Technology. to digitally survey (websites) using a computer program, as in order to index web pages for a search engine: Search engines are constantly crawling the web.Compare spider (def. 10).
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Origin of crawl
1First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English crawlen, from Old Norse krafla; compare Danish kravle “to crawl, creep”
synonym study for crawl
1. Crawl, creep refer to methods of moving like reptiles or worms, or on all fours. They are frequently interchangeable, but crawl is used of a more prostrate movement than creep : A dog afraid of punishment crawls toward his master. Creep expresses slow progress: A child creeps before walking or running.
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Definition for crawl (2 of 2)
crawl2
[ krawl ]
/ krɔl /
noun Chiefly South Atlantic States.
an enclosure in shallow water on the seacoast, as for confining fish, turtles, etc.: a crab crawl.
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British Dictionary definitions for crawl (1 of 2)
crawl1
/ (krɔːl) /
verb (intr)
noun
a slow creeping pace or motion
Also called: Australian crawl, front crawl swimming a stroke in which the feet are kicked like paddles while the arms reach forward and pull back through the water
Derived forms of crawl
crawlingly, adverbWord Origin for crawl
C14: probably from Old Norse krafla to creep; compare Swedish kravla, Middle Low German krabbelen to crawl, Old Norse krabbi crab 1
British Dictionary definitions for crawl (2 of 2)
crawl2
/ (krɔːl) /
noun
an enclosure in shallow, coastal water for fish, lobsters, etc
Word Origin for crawl
C17: from Dutch kraal kraal
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