crawlcrawl1 /krɔl/ ●●○ verb [intransitive]
1
to move on your hands and knees or with your body close to the ground:
They had to crawl through a tunnel to escape.
The baby crawled across the floor.2if a vehicle crawls, it moves very slowly:
We got stuck behind a truck crawling along at 25 mph.3be crawling with something to be completely covered with insects or people:
The food was crawling with ants.4if an insect crawls somewhere, it moves there





