'Grovel' definitions:
Definition of 'grovel'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Grovel'
From: GCIDE
- Grovel \Grov"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Groveledor Grovelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Groveling or Grovelling.] [From OE. grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same sense; of Scand. origin, cf. Icel. gr[=u]fa, in [=a] gr[=u]fu on the face, prone, gr[=u]fa to grovel.]
- 1. To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie flat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl. [1913 Webster]
- To creep and grovel on the ground. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'grovel'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apple-polish,
- be promiscuous,
- bend,
- bend the knee,
- bend the neck,
- bend to,
- bootlick,
- bow,
- bow and scrape,
- bow down,
- bow to,
- chase women,
- commit adultery,
- couch,
- cower,
- crawl,
- creep,
- cringe,
- cringe to,
- crouch,
- crouch before,
- curtsy,
- debauch,
- dissipate,
- do homage,
- do obeisance,
- fawn,
- flatter,
- flounder,
- fornicate,
- genuflect,
- get down,
- go on tiptoe,
- gumshoe,
- hug the earth,
- hunch,
- hunch down,
- inch,
- inch along,
- kneel,
- kneel to,
- knuckle to,
- kowtow,
- lay,
- lick the dust,
- lickspittle,
- lie,
- lie down,
- lie flat,
- lie limply,
- lie low,
- lie prone,
- lie prostrate,
- lie under,
- loll,
- lounge,
- nightwalk,
- pad,
- philander,
- prowl,
- pussyfoot,
- rake,
- recline,
- repose,
- roll,
- scrabble,
- scramble,
- scrouch down,
- sidle,
- sleep around,
- slink,
- snake,
- sneak,
- sprawl,
- squat,
- steal,
- steal along,
- stoop,
- swing,
- tippytoe,
- tiptoe,
- toadeat,
- toady,
- truckle,
- truckle to,
- tumble,
- underlie,
- wallow,
- wanton,
- welter,
- whore,
- womanize,
- worm,
- worm along