Definition of crawl

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• crawl is a valid US Scrabble word with a point value of 10
• crawl is a valid UK Scrabble word with a point value of 10
• crawl is a valid Words With Friends word with a point value of 12

Meanings

Noun

• a very slow movement
• a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
• a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

Verb

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

Synonyms

• creep
• front_crawl
• cringe
• grovel
• fawn
• cower
• crawling
• crawl
• Australian_crawl
• creeping