Crawl meaning : The act of moving slowly on hands and knees etc, or with frequent stops. A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick. A very slow pace. A piece of horizontally or vertically scrolling text overlaid on the main image. To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground. To move forward slowly, with frequent stops. To act in a servile manner. (with "with") See crawl with. To feel a swarming sensation. To swim using the crawl stroke. To move over an area on hands and knees. To visit while becoming inebriated. To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.