crawl in WordNet English dictionary

1. a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
   crawl  front crawl  Australian crawl 
   
2. a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
   "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"
   crawl  crawling  creep  creeping 
   
3. a very slow movement
   "the traffic advanced at a crawl"
   crawl 
   

1. show submission or fear
   fawn  crawl  creep  cringe  cower  grovel 
   
2. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
   "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
   crawl  creep 
   
3. swim by doing the crawl
   "European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl"
   crawl 
   
4. be full of
   "The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
   crawl 
   
5. feel as if crawling with insects
   "My skin crawled--I was terrified"
   crawl