ALL meanings of grovel
grov·el
G g - noun grovel Lie or move abjectly on the ground with one's face downward. 1
- noun Definition of grovel in Technology 1. To work interminably and without apparent progress. Often used transitively with "over" or "through". "The file scavenger has been groveling through the /usr directories for 10 minutes now." Compare grind and crunch. Emphatic form: "grovel obscenely". 2. To examine minutely or in complete detail. "The compiler grovels over the entire source program before beginning to translate it." "I grovelled through all the documentation, but I still couldn't find the command I wanted." 1
- verb without object grovel to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility. 1
- verb without object grovel to lie or crawl with the face downward and the body prostrate, especially in abject humility, fear, etc. 1
- verb without object grovel to take pleasure in mean or base things. 1
- intransitive verb grovel be servile 1
- intransitive verb grovel prostrate oneself 1
- verb grovel To be prone on the ground. 0
- verb grovel To crawl. 0
- verb grovel To abase oneself before another person. 0
- verb grovel To be nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something. 0
- verb grovel To take pleasure in mundane activities. 0
- verb grovel If you say that someone grovels, you think they are behaving too respectfully towards another person, for example because they are frightened or because they want something. 0
- verb grovel If you grovel, you crawl on the ground, for example in order to find something. 0
- verb grovel to humble or abase oneself, as in making apologies or showing respect 0
- verb grovel to lie or crawl face downwards, as in fear or humility 0
- verb grovel to indulge or take pleasure (in sensuality or vice) 0
- intransitive verb grovel to lie prone or crawl in a prostrate position, esp. abjectly 0
- intransitive verb grovel to behave humbly or abjectly, as before authority; debase oneself in a servile fashion 0
- intransitive verb grovel to wallow in what is low or contemptible 0