grovel

1. (intransitive) To be prone on the ground.intransitive

2. (intransitive) To crawl.Examples: "In the tube station, the old ones who were on the way out / Would dribble and vomit and grovel and shout"intransitive

3. (intransitive) To abase oneself before another person.Examples: "She refused to grovel in front of the bully, standing her ground."intransitive

4. (intransitive) To be slavishly nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.Examples: "He had to grovel before his boss after missing the important meeting."; "He hated to grovel, but he knew it was the only way to save his job."intransitive

5. (intransitive) To take pleasure in mundane activities.intransitive