同義詞
1. move forward on the hands and knees or by dragging the body close to the ground
- creep
- , go on all fours
- , move on hands and knees
- , inch
- , drag oneself along
- , pull oneself along
- , drag
- , trail
- , slither
- , slink
- , squirm
- , wriggle
- , writhe
- , scrabble
- , worm one's way
- , advance slowly/stealthily
- , sneak
2. behave obsequiously or ingratiatingly in the hope of gaining someone's favour
- grovel to
- , be obsequious towards
- , ingratiate oneself with
- , be servile towards
- , be sycophantic towards
- , kowtow to
- , pander to
- , abase oneself to
- , demean oneself to
- , bow and scrape to
- , prostrate oneself before
- , toady to
- , truckle to
- , dance attendance on
- , fawn on/over
- , curry favour with
- , cultivate
- , seek the favour of
- , try to win over
- , try to get on the good side of
- , make up to
- , play up to
- , suck up to
- , lick someone's boots
- , creep to
- , be all over
- , fall all over
- , rub up the right way
- , keep someone sweet
- , sweet-talk
- , soft-soap
- , butter up
- , twist someone's arm
- , brown-nose
- , lick/kiss someone's arse
- , blandish
3. be covered or crowded with (insects or people), to an extent that is objectionable
- be full of
- , overflow with
- , teem with
- , abound in/with
- , be packed with
- , be crowded with
- , be thronged with
- , be jammed with
- , be alive with
- , be overrun with
- , swarm with
- , be bristling with
- , be infested with
- , be thick with
- , be lousy with
- , be stuffed with
- , be jam-packed with
- , be chock-a-block with
- , be chock-full of
- , pullulate with
