Creep meanings. All definitions of Creep

verb creep When people or animals creep somewhere, they move quietly and slowly. 3

verb creep If something creeps somewhere, it moves very slowly. 3

verb creep If something creeps in or creeps back, it begins to occur or becomes part of something without people realizing or without them wanting it. 3

verb creep If a rate or number creeps up to a higher level, it gradually reaches that level. 3

countable noun creep If you describe someone as a creep, you mean that you dislike them a great deal, especially because they are insincere and flatter people. 3

verb creep to crawl with the body near to or touching the ground 3

verb creep to move slowly, quietly, or cautiously 3

verb creep to act in a servile way; fawn; cringe 3

verb creep to move or slip out of place, as from pressure or wear 3

verb creep (of plants) to grow along the ground or over rocks, producing roots, suckers, or tendrils at intervals 3

verb creep (of a body or substance) to become permanently deformed as a result of an applied stress, often when combined with heating 3

verb creep to develop gradually 3

verb creep to have the sensation of something crawling over the skin 3

verb creep (of metals) to undergo slow plastic deformation 3

noun creep the act of creeping or a creeping movement 3

noun creep a person considered to be obnoxious or servile 3

noun creep the continuous permanent deformation of a body or substance as a result of stress or heat 3

noun creep the gradual downwards movement of loose rock material, soil, etc, on a slope 3

noun creep a slow relative movement of two adjacent parts, structural components, etc 3

noun creep slow plastic deformation of metals 3

intransitive verb creep to move along with the body close to the ground, as on hands and knees 3

intransitive verb creep to move slowly, stealthily, timidly, or furtively 3

intransitive verb creep to come on gradually and almost unnoticed 3

intransitive verb creep to cringe; fawn 3

intransitive verb creep to grow along the ground or a wall, as some plants 3

intransitive verb creep to slip slightly out of position 3

intransitive verb creep to change in shape as the result of constant stress, temperature, etc. 3

noun creep the act of creeping 3

noun creep a creeping movement 3

noun creep the gradual deformation of a material, esp. a metal or alloy, due to constant stress, high temperature, etc. 3

noun creep a person regarded as very annoying, disgusting, etc. 3

noun creep the slow, almost imperceptible movement of soil and loose rock down a slope 3

noun creep Creep is the tendency of a solid material to move or change shape slightly as a result of stress that continues for some time. 3

noun creep Move slowly and carefully, especially in order to avoid being heard or noticed. 1

abbreviation CREEP crawl 1

intransitive verb creep plant: grow along surface 1

intransitive verb creep move slowly 1

noun creep slow movement 1

noun creep obsequious person 1

noun creep unnerving, repellent person 1

noun creep solids: deformation over time 1

verb without object creep to move slowly with the body close to the ground, as a reptile or an insect, or a person on hands and knees. 1

verb without object creep to approach slowly, imperceptibly, or stealthily (often followed by up): We crept up and peeked over the wall. 1

verb without object creep to move or advance slowly or gradually: The automobile crept up the hill. Time just seems to creep along on these hot summer days. 1

verb without object creep to sneak up behind someone or without someone's knowledge (usually followed by up on): The prisoners crept up on the guard and knocked him out. 1

verb without object creep to enter or become evident inconspicuously, gradually, or insidiously (often followed by in or into:) The writer's personal bias occasionally creeps into the account. 1

verb without object creep to move or behave timidly or servilely. 1

verb without object creep to grow along the ground, a wall, etc., as a plant. 1

verb without object creep to advance or develop gradually so as to infringe on or supplant something else. 1

verb without object creep Slang. to flirt with or make persistent sexual advances toward someone (often followed by on): He creeps on all the women he meets. to cheat on one’s sexual partner: He caught his wife creepin' with the guy who lives next-door. 1

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