Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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crawl | Yes | No | Yes | No |
creep | Yes | No | Yes | No |
crawl (noun) | creep (noun) |
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a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body | a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body |
a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick | a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot |
a very slow movement | a slow longitudinal movement or deformation |
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric |
crawl (verb) | creep (verb) |
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move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground | move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground |
swim by doing the crawl | to go stealthily or furtively |
show submission or fear | grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface) |
be full of | show submission or fear |
feel as if crawling with insects |