CRAWL IN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crawl in mean? 

• CRAWL IN (verb)
  The verb CRAWL IN has 1 sense:

1. prepare for sleep

  Familiarity information: CRAWL IN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRAWL IN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Prepare for sleep

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

bed; crawl in; go to bed; go to sleep; hit the hay; hit the sack; kip down; retire; sack out; turn in

Context example:

He goes to bed at the crack of dawn

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "crawl in"):

bed down; bunk down (go to bed)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

 Context examples 

He felt the blood crawl in his veins, but controlled himself and closed the door softly behind him.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)