crawl

show submission or fear

a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

“a crawl was all that the injured man could manage”

a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick

move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

“The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed”

a very slow movement

“the traffic advanced at a crawl”

be full of

“The old cheese was crawling with maggots”

feel as if crawling with insects

“My skin crawled--I was terrified”

swim by doing the crawl

“European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl”