leopard-crawl
verb/ˈlepəd krɔːl/
/ˈlepərd krɔːl/
[intransitive] (South African English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they leopard-crawl | /ˈlepəd krɔːl/ /ˈlepərd krɔːl/ |
| he / she / it leopard-crawls | /ˈlepəd krɔːlz/ /ˈlepərd krɔːlz/ |
| past simple leopard-crawled | /ˈlepəd krɔːld/ /ˈlepərd krɔːld/ |
| past participle leopard-crawled | /ˈlepəd krɔːld/ /ˈlepərd krɔːld/ |
| -ing form leopard-crawling | /ˈlepəd krɔːlɪŋ/ /ˈlepərd krɔːlɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. (often used about soldiers) to move with your body as close to the ground as possible, using your elbows and knees to push you forward
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