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calcite

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if'>crawls

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • intransitive ​verb
  • to move on one's hands and knees //The baby crawled toward her mother.
    to move slowly in a prone position without or as if without the use of limbs //The snake crawled into its hole. //The soldiers crawled forward on their bellies.
  • to move or progress slowly or laboriously //traffic crawling along at 10 miles an hour
  • to advance by guile or servility //crawling into favor by toadying to his boss
  • to spread by extending stems or tendrils //a crawling vineif'>crawls

    Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

    • intransitive ​verb
    • to move on one's hands and knees //The baby crawled toward her mother.
      to move slowly in a prone position without or as if without the use of limbs //The snake crawled into its hole. //The soldiers crawled forward on their bellies.
    • to move or progress slowly or laboriously //traffic crawling along at 10 miles an hour
    • to advance by guile or servility //crawling into favor by toadying to his boss
    • to spread by extending stems or tendrils //a crawling vineif'>crawls

      Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

      • intransitive ​verb
      • to move on one's hands and knees //The baby crawled toward her mother.
        to move slowly in a prone position without or as if without the use of limbs //The snake crawled into its hole. //The soldiers crawled forward on their bellies.
      • to move or progress slowly or laboriously //traffic crawling along at 10 miles an hour
      • to advance by guile or servility //crawling into favor by toadying to his boss
      • to spread by extending stems or tendrils //a crawling vine
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