I.
noun
1 very slow speed
ADJECTIVE
▪ slow
PREPOSITION
▪ at a ~
▪
The traffic was moving at a slow ~.
VERB + CRAWL
▪ be down to
▪
Westbound traffic was down to a ~.
▪ slow down to , slow to
2 swimming stroke
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ quickly , slowly
▪ about ( esp. BrE ), along , around , away , back , forward , round ( esp. BrE ), through
▪
We spent an hour ~ing around on our hands and knees looking for the key.
VERB + CRAWL
▪ manage to
▪
As night fell, we managed to ~ back to our lines.
▪ start to
▪
Has the baby started to ~ yet?
PREPOSITION
▪ across , along , into , off , out of , over , under , up
▪
There's an insect ~ing up your leg!
PHRASES
▪ ~ on (your) hands and knees
Crawl is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ baby , ↑ flesh , ↑ fly , ↑ insect , ↑ ivy , ↑ skin , ↑ spider , ↑ wasp , ↑ worm
Crawl is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ site