grovel vs crawl

grovel is not a noun while crawl is a noun.

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

As verbs, grovel and crawl are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of grovel include cower, creep, cringe, fawn.

grovel (noun)	crawl (noun)
	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 very slow movement

grovel (verb)	crawl (verb)
show submission or fear	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