1. to move slowly on hands and knees or with the body close to the ground
2. to move very slowly
3. to be covered with or full of crawling things

1. a very slow speed of movement
2. a swimming stroke performed face down with alternating arm movements

Examples

• The baby learned to crawl before walking.
• We had to crawl through the narrow tunnel.
• Traffic crawled along the highway during rush hour.
• The old dog crawled under the porch to rest.
• The kitchen floor was crawling with ants.
• The car slowed to a crawl in the heavy snow.
• She swam the crawl for fifty meters.