crawled (from crawl ) 1 adj. Similar in some aspect to the cat. 2 Applied, for example, to marble, with veins or lists similar to those of cats. 3 (Arg.) It is applied to the horse or mare with blond hair and with a blackish line on the back and others on arms and legs. 4 m Certain American wood very compact and with veins, which is used for luxury furniture.