crawl

• vi. 這う；匍匐する
• vt. 這う；ゆっくり移動する
• n.這う；魚池を保つ；匍匐前進する

語源的にはcreepと同じ。

crawl (v.)

c. 1200, creulen, from a Scandinavian source, perhaps Old Norse krafla "to claw (one's way)," Danish kravle, from the same root as crab (n.1). If there was an Old English *craflian, it has not been recorded. Related: Crawled; crawling.

crawl (n.)

1818, from crawl (v.); in the swimming sense from 1903, the stroke developed by Frederick Cavill, well-known English swimmer who emigrated to Australia and modified the standard stroke of the day after observing South Seas islanders. So called because the swimmer's motion in the water resembles crawling.

1. The traffic on the approach road slowed to a crawl .

誘導路では車両の走行が遅い。

2.As he tried to crawl away,he was hit in the shoulder.

彼は這おうとした時に肩に銃を撃たれた。

3.I was heading on a secret mission that made my flesh crawl .

私は私を驚かせる秘密の任務を実行しようとしています。

4.I hated this man，his very touch made my skin crawl .

私はこの男が嫌いで、彼は私に触っても吐き気がします。

5.The baby began to crawl ，then managed her first tottering steps.

赤ちゃんはただ這い始めただけで、それから初めて立ち上がってよろよろ歩いた。