Crawl
Crawl verb - To move slowly.
Usage example: the weekend traffic on the road to the beach just crawled
Limp
Limp verb - To move slowly.
Usage example: we'll have to stop limping if we are ever going to make our destination in time
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Notably, if there isn't enough junk lying around, the golem must limp or crawl around until it can assimilate enough for a proper body.
Source: Improvised Golems - In the Medal of Honor series, allies and enemies limp or crawl when severely injured, however the player doesn't suffer from this.
Source: Game-Breaking Injury -
As discussed in dialogue, Time Lords usually take a long time to die and in the Doctor's case after the Veil strikes he's able to crawl and limp through the castle for a day and a half before dying.
Cite this Source
Limp and Crawl. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crawl/limp
Crawl & Limp. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crawl/limp>.
Limp or Crawl. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crawl/limp.
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