| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To move along in a crouching or prone position: crawl, creep, slide, worm. See MOVE. 2. To move sinuously: sinuate, slither, undulate. See MOVE. 3. To move silently and furtively: creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slink, slip, sneak, steal. Slang : gumshoe. See MOVE. 4. To move or proceed on a repeatedly curving course: coil, corkscrew, curl, entwine, meander, spiral, twine, twist, weave, wind2, wreathe. See REPETITION, STRAIGHT.
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