crawl

to move on your hands and knees, or with your body close to the ground

arrastrarse, reptar

• crawl along/on/in something

Collocations crawl on all fours · crawl through the mud

• The baby is learning to crawl.

  El bebé está aprendiendo a arrastrarse.

to move very slowly, especially because you are ill or injured

arrastrarse, moverse con dificultad

• crawl along/slowly

Collocations crawl to the bathroom · crawl out of bed

• He was too ill to walk and had to crawl.

  Estaba tan enfermo que tuvo que arrastrarse.

to move slowly through water, especially in a boat or submarine

navegar lentamente, deslizarse

• crawl along/slowly

Collocations crawl through the water · crawl under a bridge

• The submarine had to crawl through the narrow channel.

  El submarino tuvo que deslizarse por el estrecho.

to move a cursor or window slowly on a computer screen using the keyboard

mover lentamente, desplazar

• crawl along/slowly

Collocations crawl across the screen · crawl down a list

• The cursor crawled slowly across the screen.

  El cursor se desplazó lentamente por la pantalla.

to search for information on the internet using a program that follows links from one website to another

buscar en la red, recopilar información

• crawl through/search

Collocations crawl the web · crawl a website

• The program will crawl the web for information.

  El programa buscará información en la red.

to move slowly along the bottom of a river or lake, especially as a way to catch fish

arrastrar el anzuelo, pescar arrastrando

• crawl along/slowly

Collocations crawl the bottom of a river · crawl for fish

• The fishermen crawled slowly along the lake bottom.

  Los pescadores arrastraron lentamente el anzuelo por la parte inferior del lago.

to move forward in a race or competition by moving your body close to the ground, using your hands and knees

arrastrarse en una carrera, reptar

• crawl along/slowly

Collocations crawl across the finish line · crawl to victory

• He crawled across the finish line, exhausted.

  Él cruzó la línea de meta arrastrándose, exhausto.

to move a cursor or window slowly on a computer screen using the keyboard

mover lentamente, desplazar

• crawl along/slowly

Collocations crawl across the screen · crawl down a list

• The cursor crawled slowly across the screen.

  El cursor se desplazó lentamente por la pantalla.