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crawl, crawling, creep, creeping

n. a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"

creep

v. grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface); "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings"

crawl, creep

v. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"

fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel

v. show submission or fear

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twist, wriggle, squirm, wrestle, worm, writhe

v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter

v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel

v. show submission or fear

drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back

v. to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

scuff, drag

v. walk without lifting the feet

edge

v. provide with an edge; "edge a blade"

slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp

v. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"

jab, prod, stab, poke, dig

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

give way, yield

v. end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

kneel

v. rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"

flatter, blandish

v. praise somewhat dishonestly

wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle

v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

truckle

v. yield to out of weakness

clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter

v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

crawl, creep

v. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"

flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail

v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

grimace, make a face, pull a face

v. contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"

shudder, shiver, throb, thrill

v. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

grow

v. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

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