n.
Function: noun
Date: 1818
1 a : the act or action of crawling b : slow or laborious progress c chiefly British : a going from one pub to another
2 : a fast swimming stroke executed in a prone position with alternating overarm strokes and a flutter kick
3 : lettering that moves vertically or horizontally across a television or motion-picture screen to give information (as performer credits or news bulletins)