Collocations for crawl - verb
2. swimming stroke
ADVERB
quickly,
slowly
about (esp. BrE), along, around, away, back, forward, round (esp. BrE), through
We spent an hour crawling around on our hands and knees looking for the key.
about (esp. BrE), along, around, away, back, forward, round (esp. BrE), through
We spent an hour crawling around on our hands and knees looking for the key.
VERB + crawl
manage to
As night fell, we managed to crawl back to our lines.
As night fell, we managed to crawl back to our lines.
start to
Has the baby started to crawl yet?
Has the baby started to crawl yet?
PREPOSITION
across,
along,
into,
off,
out of,
over,
under,
up
There's an insect crawling up your leg!
There's an insect crawling up your leg!
Crawl is used with these nouns as the subject:
baby, flesh, fly, insect, ivy, skin, spider, wasp, worm
baby, flesh, fly, insect, ivy, skin, spider, wasp, worm
Crawl is used with these nouns as the object:
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