Definitions

1. noun

the act of moving on hands and feet; a slow and laborious progress

“After the accident, she spent hours in a crawl to escape the wreckage.”

2. verb

to move on hands and feet, often in a slow and laborious way; to navigate through a difficult situation

“The baby started to crawl across the floor.”

3. verb

to move or spread slowly and gradually; to infiltrate

“The smell of smoke began to crawl into the house through the vents.”

4. verb

to move in a zigzag or awkward fashion

“The drunk stumbled and crawled to the bed.”

5. verb

to gain access to a computer system or network in an unauthorized way

“The hacker managed to crawl into the company’s database.”

6. verb

to make one’s way gradually through something

“The team had to crawl through the dense jungle to reach the enemy’s base.”