"turtle-crawl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: turtle-crawls [plural], turtle crawl [alternative], turtle-corral [alternative], turtle-kraal [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} turtle-crawl (plural turtle-crawls)
  1. An enclosure or pen in which turtles are kept.
    Sense id: en-turtle-crawl-en-noun-7X5jUJOF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 11 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 6 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 6 9
  2. The track or trail of a turtle between its nest and the water.
    Sense id: en-turtle-crawl-en-noun-XQphRmHM
  3. (informal, idiomatic) A slow or sluggish movement. Tags: idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-turtle-crawl-en-noun-rGxb7E9G

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "turtle-crawls",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "turtle crawl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "turtle-corral",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "turtle-kraal",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An enclosure or pen in which turtles are kept."
      ],
      "id": "en-turtle-crawl-en-noun-7X5jUJOF",
      "links": [
        [
          "enclosure",
          "enclosure"
        ],
        [
          "pen",
          "pen"
        ],
        [
          "turtle",
          "turtle"
        ],
        [
          "kept",
          "keep"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The track or trail of a turtle between its nest and the water."
      ],
      "id": "en-turtle-crawl-en-noun-XQphRmHM",
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "trail",
          "trail"
        ],
        [
          "turtle",
          "turtle"
        ],
        [
          "nest",
          "nest"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "A slow or sluggish movement."
      ],
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          "slow"
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          "sluggish",
          "sluggish"
        ],
        [
          "movement",
          "movement"
        ]
      ],
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        "(informal, idiomatic) A slow or sluggish movement."
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "English nouns",
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  ],
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "turtle-corral",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "turtle-kraal",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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        [
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          "turtle"
        ],
        [
          "kept",
          "keep"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "The track or trail of a turtle between its nest and the water."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "trail",
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        ],
        [
          "turtle",
          "turtle"
        ],
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          "nest",
          "nest"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ]
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      ],
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        "A slow or sluggish movement."
      ],
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        [
          "slow",
          "slow"
        ],
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          "sluggish"
        ],
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        ]
      ],
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      ],
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    }
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