crawl : Idioms & Phrases


australian crawl

  • noun a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
    Australian crawl; crawl.
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crawl in

  • verb prepare for sleep
    retire; sack out; hit the sack; bed; kip down; turn in; go to bed; go to sleep; hit the hay.
    • I usually turn in at midnight
    • He goes to bed at the crack of dawn
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crawl space

  • noun low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing
    crawlspace.
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front crawl

  • noun a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
    Australian crawl; crawl.
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pub crawl

  • noun a tour of bars or public houses (usually taking one drink at each stop)
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pub-crawl

  • verb go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk
    bar hop.
    • he pub-crawled around Birmingham
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