creep
/krˈip/
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Definitions
Noun
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
Noun
a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
Noun
a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
Noun
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"
Verb
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
Verb
to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor''s house"
Verb
grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface); "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings"
Verb
show submission or fear
Synonyms
More General Terms
bend
change of location
diffuse
disagreeable person
fan out
flex
go
locomote
locomotion
move
pen
spread
spread out
travel
unpleasant person
walk