Sekirov Dictionary

creep

/kɹiːp/

verb10

  1. To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
  2. to go toward or away from a place at a slow speed, making almost no sound
  3. To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to insinuate itself or oneself.
  4. To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.
  5. To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl.
  6. To grow across a surface rather than upwards.
  7. (slang) To covertly have sex (with a person other than one's primary partner); to cheat with.
  8. To move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility; to fawn.
  9. To slip, or to become slightly displaced.
  10. To drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a submarine cable.

noun10

  1. The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails).
  2. (informal, offensive) Someone creepy (annoyingly unpleasant), especially one who is strange or eccentric.
  3. (informal, offensive) A person who engages in sexually inappropriate behaviour or sexual harassment.
  4. The gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively.
  5. A slight displacement of an object; the slight movement of something.
  6. An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.
  7. The imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock.
  8. A relatively small gradual change, variation or deviation (from a planned value) in a measure.
  9. A barrier with small openings used to keep large animals out while allowing smaller animals to pass through.
  10. In sewn books, the tendency of pages on the inside of a quire to stand out farther than those on the outside of it.
forms

creeped · crept · crope · crept'st · creptst · cropen · creeping · creepeth · creeps · creepest

Phrases with creep

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