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Crawling

of Crawl

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Broader term 2

Locomotion 76% connected

The act of moving from place to place.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Travel 76% connected

To labor; to travail.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Crawl 74% connected

To move slowly by drawing the body along the ground, as a worm; to move slowly on hands and knees; to creep.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Crawl 74% connected

To move slowly by drawing the body along the ground, as a worm; to move slowly on hands and knees; to creep.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 3

Crawl 92% connected

To move slowly by drawing the body along the ground, as a worm; to move slowly on hands and knees; to creep.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Creep 92% connected

To move along the ground, or on any other surface, on the belly, as a worm or reptile; to move as a child on the hands and knees; to crawl.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Creeping 92% connected

of Creep

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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