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    crawl
    /krôl/

    verb

    • 1. (of a person) move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground: "they crawled out from under the table" Similar creepgo on all foursmove on hands and kneesinch
    • 2. behave obsequiously or ingratiatingly in the hope of gaining someone's favor: informal "don't come crawling back to me later when you realize your mistake" Similar grovel tobe obsequious towardingratiate oneself withbe servile toward

    noun

    • 1. an act of moving on one's hands and knees or dragging one's body along the ground: "they began the crawl back to their own lines"
    • 2. a swimming stroke involving alternate overarm movements and rapid kicks of the legs: "she could do the crawl and so many other strokes"

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