crawl vs gripe

crawl

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

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

  • A very slow pace. 

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

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

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

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

  • To swim using the crawl stroke. 

  • To move forward slowly, with frequent stops. 

  • To act in a servile manner. 

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

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

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

  • Followed by with: see crawl with. 

  • To feel a swarming sensation. 

gripe

noun
  • An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted. 

  • A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems. 

  • A complaint, often a petty or trivial one. 

  • The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind. 

  • The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot. 

  • Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines. 

verb
  • To suffer griping pains. 

  • To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm. 

  • To annoy or bother. 

  • To complain; to whine. 

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