"wallcrawl" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: wallcrawls [present, singular, third-person], wallcrawling [participle, present], wallcrawled [participle, past], wallcrawled [past]
Etymology: From wall + crawl. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wall|crawl}} wall + crawl Head templates: {{en-verb}} wallcrawl (third-person singular simple present wallcrawls, present participle wallcrawling, simple past and past participle wallcrawled)
  1. To adhere to and crawl upon a solid surface, as a spider does. Categories (topical): Fictional abilities Derived forms: wallcrawler
    Sense id: en-wallcrawl-en-verb-6-2CuMnM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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