The Clue
Australian ___ (5 letter answer)
The Answer
CRAWL
Tags
Notes
The answer CRAWL is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
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Definition
CRAWL as a noun:
1. a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl"
2. (crawl, front crawl, Australian crawl) = a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
3. (crawl, crawling, creep, creeping) = a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"
CRAWL as a verb:
1. (crawl, creep) = move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
2. feel as if crawling with insects; "My skin crawled--I was terrified"
3. be crawling with; "The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
4. (fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel) = show submission or fear
5. swim by doing the crawl; "European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl"