- to crawl on one's knees
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Большой англо-русский учебный словарь сочетаемости. Кауль М.Р., Хидекель С.С. 2010.
to crawl on one's knees
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crawl — verb 1》 move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground. ↘(of an insect or small animal) move slowly along a surface. ↘move at an unusually slow pace. 2》 informal behave obsequiously or ingratiatingly. 3》… … English new terms dictionary
Crawl — (kr[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crawled} (kr[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crawling}.] [Dan. kravle, or Icel. krafla, to paw, scrabble with the hands; akin to Sw. kr[aum]la to crawl; cf. LG. krabbeln, D. krabbelen to scratch.] 1. To move slowly by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crawl — crawl1 [krôl] vi. [ME craulen < ON krafla < Gmc base * krab , *kreb , to scratch (> Ger krabbeln): for IE base see CRAB1] 1. to move slowly by dragging the body along the ground, as a worm 2. to go on hands and knees; creep 3. to move or … English World dictionary
crawl — [[t]krɔ͟ːl[/t]] crawls, crawling, crawled 1) VERB When you crawl, you move forward on your hands and knees. Don t worry if your baby seems a little reluctant to crawl or walk... [V prep/adv] I began to crawl on my hands and knees towards the door … English dictionary
crawl — crawl1 [ krɔl ] verb intransitive * 1. ) crawl across/along/through etc. to move along the ground on your hands and knees or with your body close to the ground: She crawled across the floor, her eyes stinging from the smoke. They crawled through… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crawl — I UK [krɔːl] / US [krɔl] verb [intransitive] Word forms crawl : present tense I/you/we/they crawl he/she/it crawls present participle crawling past tense crawled past participle crawled * 1) a) to move along the ground on your hands and knees or… … English dictionary
crawl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. creep, lag, drag; cringe, fawn, cower, grovel. See servility, slowness, lowness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To move like an insect] Syn. creep, worm along, wriggle, squirm, slither, move on hands and… … English dictionary for students
crawl — 1 verb (I) 1 MOVE ON HANDS AND KNEES to move along on your hands and knees with your body close to the ground (+ along/across etc): She suddenly got down and crawled along behind the wall so that Carl wouldn t see her. | Is your baby crawling… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
crawl — crawl1 [kro:l US kro:l] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: krafla] 1.) to move along on your hands and knees with your body close to the ground crawl along/across etc ▪ The baby crawled across the floor. 2.) if an insect crawls, it moves… … Dictionary of contemporary English
crawl — I. /krɔl / (say krawl) verb (i) 1. to move by dragging the body along the ground, as a worm, or on the hands and knees, as a young child. 2. to progress slowly, laboriously, or timorously: *Time crawls in deliberate collusion with the speed of… …
crawl — [[t]krɔl[/t]] v. i. 1) to move in a prone position with the body close to the ground, as a worm or caterpillar, or on the hands and knees 2) to move or progress slowly or laboriously: a line of cars crawling toward the beach[/ex] 3) to behave in… … From formal English to slang
