crawl
crawl
krɔl
krawl
British pronunciation
/kɹˈɔːl/

Definitie en betekenis van "crawl"in het Engels

to crawl
01

kruipen, op handen en knieën bewegen

to move slowly with the body near the ground or on the hands and knees
Intransitive
to crawl definition and meaning
example
Voorbeelden
In the dense underbrush, the jungle explorer needed to crawl to avoid entangling vines and thick foliage.
In het dichte struikgewas moest de jungle-onderzoeker kruipen om verwarde wijnstokken en dik gebladerte te vermijden.
02

kippenvel krijgen, rillen

to experience a sensation as if one's skin is covered or infested with crawling insects
Intransitive
example
Voorbeelden
The thought of spiders in the attic made Mike's skin crawl, and he hesitated before entering the confined space.
De gedachte aan spinnen op zolder deed Mikes huid kriebelen, en hij aarzelde voordat hij de krappe ruimte binnenging.
03

crawlen, de crawl zwemmen

to swim using the crawl stroke, a swimming technique characterized by a continuous fluttering motion of the legs and alternating arm strokes
Intransitive
example
Voorbeelden
The coach emphasized the importance of proper breathing technique while teaching the beginners how to crawl.
De coach benadrukte het belang van een goede ademhalingstechniek terwijl hij de beginners leerde hoe ze moeten crawlen.
04

kruipen, slijmen

to behave or act in a servile or subservient manner, often with excessive flattery
Intransitive: to crawl | to crawl to sb
example
Voorbeelden
The scheming character in the office was known for their ability to crawl to those in power.
Het intrigerende personage op kantoor stond bekend om zijn vermogen om voor de machthebbers te kruipen.
05

kruipen, langzaam rijden

(of a vehicle or its driver) to move very slowly, often in heavy traffic or difficult conditions
example
Voorbeelden
The bus was crawling through the city at rush hour.
De bus kroop door de stad tijdens de spits.
01

a method of moving slowly on hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground

Wiki
crawl definition and meaning
02

an extremely slow advance or motion

03

vrije slag, crawl

a fast stroke characterized by alternating arm movements and a flutter kick
example
Voorbeelden
She uses the crawl to cover long distances efficiently.
Ze gebruikt de crawl om efficiënt lange afstanden af te leggen.
LanGeek
Download de App
langeek application

Download Mobile App

stars

app store