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CRAWLS Synonyms

There are 29 synonyms of the word crawls. (exact relations)
There are 24 hypernyms of the word crawls. (close relations)
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creeps
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait

• a feeling of fear and revulsion

crept
verbv
noun

• someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric

• a slow longitudinal movement or deformation

• a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot

• 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

• to go stealthily or furtively

• grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)

• show submission or fear

drags
verbv
noun

• the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

• something that slows or delays progress

• something tedious and boring

• clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)

• a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

• the act of dragging (pulling with force)

verb

• pull, as against a resistance

• draw slowly or heavily

• force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

• move slowly and as if with great effort

• to lag or linger behind

• suck in or take (air)

• use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it

• walk without lifting the feet

• search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

• persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting

• proceed for an extended period of time

glides
verbv
noun

• a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

• the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

• the activity of flying a glider

verb

• move smoothly and effortlessly

• fly in or as if in a glider plane

• cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

inches
nounn
noun

• a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

• a unit of measurement for advertising space

verb

• advance slowly, as if by inches

pads
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

• the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)

• a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp

• a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort

• a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

• temporary living quarters

• the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger

verb

• add details to

• walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

• line or stuff with soft material

• add padding to

scampers
verbv
noun

• rushing about hastily in an undignified way

verb

• to move about or proceed hurriedly

scuttles
verbv
noun

• container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire

• an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

verb

• to move about or proceed hurriedly

shuffles
verbv
noun

• the act of mixing cards haphazardly

• walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet

verb

• walk by dragging one's feet

• move about, move back and forth

• mix so as to make a random order or arrangement

sidles
verbv
verb

• move unobtrusively or furtively

• move sideways

skulks
verbv
verb

• lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

• avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

• move furtively

slides
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

• (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

• (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

• plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

• the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

• a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

• sloping channel through which things can descend

verb

• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

• to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

• move smoothly along a surface

slithers
verbv
verb

• to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

snakes
nounn
noun

• limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

• a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition

• a long faint constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer

• a deceitful or treacherous person

• something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake

• a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes

verb

• move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake

• form a snake-like pattern

• move along a winding path

sneaks
verbv
noun

• a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible

• someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

adjective satellite

• marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

verb

• to go stealthily or furtively

• put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner

• make off with belongings of others

• pass on stealthily

snoops
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others

verb

• watch, observe, or inquire secretly

tiptoes
verbv
noun

• the tip of a toe

adverb

• on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe

verb

• walk on one's toes

trudges
verbv
noun

• a long difficult walk

verb

• walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

worms
nounn
noun

• any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

• a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

• a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network

• screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack

verb

• to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

wriggles
verbv
noun

• the act of wiggling

verb

• to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

Best Hypernyms For CRAWLS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for crawls, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (23)
move travel bend creeps feel flex go locomote locomotion motion movement pullulate swarm swim teem advances ambulates goes moves progresses prowls travels walks
Phrases (1)
swimming stroke

Alternatives for CREEPS

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