crawl vs locomotion

crawl and locomotion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crawl	Yes	No	Yes	No
locomotion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, locomotion is a hypernym of crawl; that is, locomotion is a word with a broader meaning than crawl:

Other hypernyms of crawl include travel.

crawl (noun)	locomotion (noun)
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body	self-propelled movement
a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick	the power or ability to move
a very slow movement

crawl (verb)	locomotion (verb)
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
swim by doing the crawl
show submission or fear
be full of
feel as if crawling with insects