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- Dictionarycreep/kriːp/
verb
- 1. move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed: "he crept downstairs, hardly making any noise" Similar
- 2. (of a plant) grow along the ground or other surface by means of extending stems or branches: "thorny roses crept up the dull gray walls"
noun
- 1. a detestable person: informal, derogatory "I thought he was a nasty little creep" Similar
- 2. slow steady movement, especially when imperceptible: "an attempt to prevent this slow creep of costs"
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an unpleasant person, especially a man: He was such a creep - he was always staring at me in the canteen. [ as form of address ] Leave me alone, creep! SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of CREEP is to move along with the body prone and close to the ground. How to use creep in a sentence.
Creep definition: to move slowly with the body close to the ground, as a reptile or an insect, or a person on hands and knees.. See examples of CREEP used in a sentence.
CREEP meaning: 1. to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed: 2. someone who…. Learn more.
Creep is the tendency of a solid material to move or change shape slightly as a result of stress that continues for some time. As the stress continues, the extension of the metal caused by creep eventually leads to failure.
When you feel the touch of tiny insect legs on your skin, you shudder, because bugs give you the creeps. Creep has a long history and a subtle variety of meanings. In its earliest recorded usage, it described the movement of legless creatures like snakes and worms.
[intransitive] creep (to somebody) (British English, informal, disapproving) to be too friendly or helpful to somebody in authority in a way that is not sincere, especially in order to get an advantage from them
creep. (krēp) intr.v. crept (krĕpt ), creep·ing, creeps. 1. To move with the body close to the ground, as on hands and knees. 2. a. To move stealthily or cautiously. b. To move or proceed very slowly: Traffic creeps at that hour. 3. Botany. a. To grow or spread along a surface, rooting at intervals or clinging by means of suckers or tendrils. b.
someone who you do not like because they are nice to people in a way that is not sincere. creep noun [C] (UNPLEASANT) someone who you think is unpleasant. (Definition of creep from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of creep. in Chinese (Traditional) （通常指爲避免注意而）緩慢行進，悄悄移動，潛行, 人, 諂媚者，奴顔婢膝者，阿諛奉承者… See more.
Definition of creep noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
