<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>mortified</li><li>mortifying</li><li>to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.</li><li>to subjugate (the body, passions, etc.) by abstinence, ascetic discipline, or self-inflicted suffering.</li><li>Pathology: to affect with gangrene or necrosis.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>the act of mortifying; a slow, crawling motion.</li><li>the visiting of a series of similar businesses, especially bars: a beer crawl; a museum crawl.</li><li>a slow pace or rate of progress: Traffic slowed to a crawl.</li><li>Swimming: a stroke in a prone position, characterized by alternate overarm movements combined with the flutter kick.</li><li>Television, Movies: titles that slowly move across a screen, providing information.</li></ul>