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Definition of "crawl" []
- To move slowly on the hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground; creep. (verb-intransitive)
- To advance slowly, feebly, laboriously, or with frequent stops: We crawled along until we reached the open road. (verb-intransitive)
- To proceed or act servilely. (verb-intransitive)
- To be or feel as if swarming or covered with moving things: The accident scene was crawling with police officers. My flesh crawled in horror. See Synonyms at teem1. (verb-intransitive)
- To swim the crawl. (verb-intransitive)
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Use "crawl" in a sentence
- "STAR WARS was the first VHS to make a million dollars in rentals when it came out in 1982—although technically, this was not the original version either, for in 1981 the subtitle “Episode IV: A New Hope” was added to the title crawl; but, barring this single, rather insignificant change, it was the same film."
- "Q: So you got the graphics for the title crawl but not the John Williams score?"
- "Jeffrey Perlman with the American Advertising Federation said running a crawl is an "absolutely terrible idea" and that it would be "terribly disruptive" for television viewers."