swim the crawl

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Sense: Verb: move low to the ground

Synonyms:

wriggle, squirm , slither, scuttle, snake , worm your way, go on all fours, slide , glide , writhe, move along on your hands and knees, go on hands and knees, go on your belly, wiggle

Sense: Verb: move slowly

Synonyms:

move slowly, inch , inch along, creep , creep along, crawl along, drag , drag your heels, drag your feet, trudge, tiptoe, plod, poke , go at a snail's pace, go slowly, lag , hang back, lag behind, shuffle

Sense: Verb: grovel

Synonyms:

grovel, bow and scrape, brownnose (vulgar, slang), kiss ass (US, vulgar, slang), kiss sb's arse (UK, vulgar, slang), be obsequious, be servile, lick sb's boots (informal), toady, suck up to (slang)

Sense: Noun: slow pace

Synonyms:

slow pace, slow motion, shuffle , snail's pace, slow march, trudge, slow movement

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