crawl vs wry

crawl

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

  • 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 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. 

noun
  • 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). 

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

wry

verb
  • To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.). 

noun
  • Distortion. 

adj
  • Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place. 

  • Turned away, contorted (of the face or body). 

  • Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic. 

  • Twisted, bent, crooked. 

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