"crawl-in" meaning in English

See crawl-in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: crawl-ins [plural]
Etymology: Compare sit-in, kiss-in, etc. Head templates: {{en-noun}} crawl-in (plural crawl-ins)
  1. A protest at which wheelchair users crawl into a location to highlight its lack of accessibility for disabled people.
    Sense id: en-crawl-in-en-noun-QRU0FV2y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Compare sit-in, kiss-in, etc.",
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    {
      "form": "crawl-ins",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "crawl-in (plural crawl-ins)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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        }
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        {
          "ref": "1983 April 30, Maida Tilchen, “Disabled People's Liberation Meets in Boston”, in Gay Community News, page 3:",
          "text": "DPLF, which has held a regular picket at the non-accessible Sack theatres for several years, and which also holds periodic \"crawl-ins\" at non-accessible subway and bus stations, is a progressive organization for disabled people.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A protest at which wheelchair users crawl into a location to highlight its lack of accessibility for disabled people."
      ],
      "id": "en-crawl-in-en-noun-QRU0FV2y",
      "links": [
        [
          "protest",
          "protest"
        ],
        [
          "wheelchair user",
          "wheelchair user"
        ],
        [
          "crawl",
          "crawl"
        ],
        [
          "highlight",
          "highlight"
        ],
        [
          "accessibility",
          "accessibility"
        ],
        [
          "disabled",
          "disabled"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "crawl-in"
}
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  "etymology_text": "Compare sit-in, kiss-in, etc.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "English lemmas",
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      ],
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          "ref": "1983 April 30, Maida Tilchen, “Disabled People's Liberation Meets in Boston”, in Gay Community News, page 3:",
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          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "A protest at which wheelchair users crawl into a location to highlight its lack of accessibility for disabled people."
      ],
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        [
          "protest",
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        [
          "wheelchair user",
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        ],
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          "highlight",
          "highlight"
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          "accessibility",
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          "disabled",
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    }
  ],
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}

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