Crawl vs. Slither — What's the Difference?

Move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground

To move or slide by twisting or undulating the body over a surface, as in the manner of a snake.

Behave obsequiously or ingratiatingly in the hope of gaining someone's favour

To walk with a sliding or shuffling gait

Be covered or crowded with (insects or people), to an extent that is objectionable

To slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface

(of a program) systematically visit (a number of web pages) in order to create an index of data

A slithering movement or gait.

An act of moving on one's hands and knees or dragging one's body along the ground

(intransitive) To move about smoothly and from side to side.

A swimming stroke involving alternate overarm movements and rapid kicks of the legs

(intransitive) To slide

To move slowly on the hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground; creep

(archaic) slithery; slippery

To advance slowly, feebly, laboriously, or with frequent stops

A limestone rubble.

To proceed or act servilely

A sliver.

To be or feel as if swarming or covered with moving things

To slide; to glide.

To swim the crawl.

To pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly;

The action of moving slowly on the hands or knees or dragging the body along the ground.

An extremely slow pace

(Sports) A rapid swimming stroke consisting of alternating overarm strokes and a flutter kick.

A set of letters or figures that move across, up, or down a movie or television screen, usually giving information, such as film credits or weather alerts. Also called crawler.

A social activity that consists of going to a series of related establishments one after the other

A pen in shallow water, as for confining fish or turtles.

(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

(intransitive) To move forward slowly, with frequent stops.

(intransitive) To act in a servile manner.

(intransitive) Followed by with: see crawl with.

(intransitive) To feel a swarming sensation.

To swim using the crawl stroke.

(transitive) To move over (an area) on hands and knees.

(transitive) To move over (an area) slowly, with frequent stops.

To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.

The act of moving slowly on hands and knees, etc.

The act of sequentially visiting a series of similar establishments (i.e., a bar crawl).

A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick.

(figurative) A very slow pace.

A piece of horizontally or vertically scrolling text overlaid on the main image.

A pen or enclosure of stakes and hurdles for holding fish.

To move slowly by drawing the body along the ground, as a worm; to move slowly on hands and knees; to creep.

To move or advance in a feeble, slow, or timorous manner.

To advance slowly and furtively; to insinuate one's self; to advance or gain influence by servile or obsequious conduct.

The act or motion of crawling; slow motion, as of a creeping animal.

A pen or inclosure of stakes and hurdles on the seacoast, for holding fish.

A very slow movement;

A swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick

A slow creeping mode of locomotion (on hands and knees or dragging the body);

Move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground;

Feel as if crawling with insects;

Be crawling with;

Show submission or fear

Swim by doing the crawl;