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Synonyms for crawl

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineActions

a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

A crawl was all that the injured man could manage.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

creep

Same sentence, swapped: A creep was all that the injured man could manage.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for crawl as it is used in the sentence above.

circuit
stroke
floating

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Closest first: other actions words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

closurenounclosingtermination of operationsTreelineHas a reason line collarnouncatchthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)Treeline2 sensesHas a reason line conflictnounbattlean open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)Treeline2 sensesHas a reason line constitutionnounformationthe act of forming or establishing somethingTreelineHas a reason line downturnnoundownswinga worsening of business or economic activitySummit dragnoun, verbpulla slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)Foothills2 sensesHas a reason line drawingnoundraftingthe creation of artistic pictures or diagramsRidgelineHas a reason line spectacularadjectivedramaticsensational in appearance or thrilling in effectTreeline2 senses

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