āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to crawl
01
āĻšāĻžāĻŽāĻž, āĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻž
to move slowly with the body near the ground or on the hands and knees
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As the hikers reached the steep slope, they had to crawl on their hands and knees to navigate the challenging terrain.
āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĸāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ˛, āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻž
to experience a sensation as if one's skin is covered or infested with crawling insects
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The eerie sensation of the abandoned house made Tom's skin crawl.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨āĻ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻāĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻā§āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
to swim using the crawl stroke, a swimming technique characterized by a continuous fluttering motion of the legs and alternating arm strokes
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the swim meet, the experienced swimmer effortlessly crawled through the water.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻšāĻžāĻŽāĻž, āĻ¤ā§āĻˇāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to behave or act in a servile or subservient manner, often with excessive flattery
Intransitive: to crawl | to crawl to sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The politician, wanting to secure votes, would crawl to the influential constituents.
āĻā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
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āĻšāĻžāĻŽāĻž, āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻž
(of a vehicle or its driver) to move very slowly, often in heavy traffic or difficult conditions
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The vehicle crawled up the steep hill.
āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
an extremely slow advance or motion
03
āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻ˛, āĻā§āĻ°āĻ˛
a fast stroke characterized by alternating arm movements and a flutter kick
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Crawl is often the preferred stroke for freestyle events.
āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĨ¤
