Definitions for creep
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. creep, weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spooknoun

   someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric

2. creepnoun

   a slow longitudinal movement or deformation

3. creepnoun

   a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot

4. crawl, crawling, creep, creepingverb

   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"

5. crawl, creepverb

   move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

   "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"

6. sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfootverb

   to go stealthily or furtively

   "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

7. creepverb

   grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)

   "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings"

8. fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovelverb

   show submission or fear

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. creepnoun

   The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails)

   Etymology: From crepen, from creopan, from kreupanan, from ger-. Cognate with crjippa, kruipen, kriefen, Danish krybe, Norwegian krype, krypa, krjúpa.

2. creepnoun

   A relatively small gradual change, variation or deviation (from a planned value) in a measure.

   Etymology: From crepen, from creopan, from kreupanan, from ger-. Cognate with crjippa, kruipen, kriefen, Danish krybe, Norwegian krype, krypa, krjúpa.

3. creepnoun

   A slight displacement of an object: the slight movement of something

   Etymology: From crepen, from creopan, from kreupanan, from ger-. Cognate with crjippa, kruipen, kriefen, Danish krybe, Norwegian krype, krypa, krjúpa.

4. creepnoun

   The gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively.

   Christmas creep. Feature creep. Instruction creep. Mission creep.

   Etymology: From crepen, from creopan, from kreupanan, from ger-. Cognate with crjippa, kruipen, kriefen, Danish krybe, Norwegian krype, krypa, krjúpa.

5. creepnoun

   In sewn books, the tendency of pages on the inside of a quire to stand out farther than those on the outside of it.

   Etymology: From crepen, from creopan, from kreupanan, from ger-. Cognate with crjippa, kruipen, kriefen, Danish krybe, Norwegian krype, krypa, krjúpa.

6. creepnoun

   An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.

   Etymology: From crepen, from creopan, from kreupanan, from ger-. Cognate with crjippa, kruipen, kriefen, Danish krybe, Norwegian krype, krypa, krjúpa.

7. creepnoun

   The imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock.

   Etymology: From crepen, from creopan, from kreupanan, from ger-. Cognate with crjippa, kruipen, kriefen, Danish krybe, Norwegian krype, krypa, krjúpa.

8. creepnoun

   An annoying irritating person

   Etymology: From crepen, from creopan, from kreupanan, from ger-. Cognate with crjippa, kruipen, kriefen, Danish krybe, Norwegian krype, krypa, krjúpa.

9. creepnoun

   A frightening and/or disconcerting person, especially one who gives the speaker chills or who induces psychosomatic facial itching.

   Stop following me, you creep!

   Etymology: From crepen, from creopan, from kreupanan, from ger-. Cognate with crjippa, kruipen, kriefen, Danish krybe, Norwegian krype, krypa, krjúpa.

10. creepverb

    To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.

    Lizards and snakes crept over the ground.

    Etymology: From crepen, from creopan, from kreupanan, from ger-. Cognate with crjippa, kruipen, kriefen, Danish krybe, Norwegian krype, krypa, krjúpa.

11. creepverb

    Of plants, to grow across a surface rather than upwards.

    Etymology: From crepen, from creopan, from kreupanan, from ger-. Cognate with crjippa, kruipen, kriefen, Danish krybe, Norwegian krype, krypa, krjúpa.

12. creepverb

    To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.

    He tried to creep past the guard without being seen.

    Etymology: From crepen, from creopan, from kreupanan, from ger-. Cognate with crjippa, kruipen, kriefen, Danish krybe, Norwegian krype, krypa, krjúpa.

13. creepverb

    To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.

    Prices have been creeping up all year.

    Etymology: From crepen, from creopan, from kreupanan, from ger-. Cognate with crjippa, kruipen, kriefen, Danish krybe, Norwegian krype, krypa, krjúpa.

14. creepnoun

    A barrier with small openings used to keep large animals out while allowing smaller animals to pass through.

    Etymology: From crepen, from creopan, from kreupanan, from ger-. Cognate with crjippa, kruipen, kriefen, Danish krybe, Norwegian krype, krypa, krjúpa.

15. CREEPnoun

    The Committee to Re-elect the President, which raised money for Richard Nixon's campaign for 1972 reelection.

    Etymology: From crepen, from creopan, from kreupanan, from ger-. Cognate with crjippa, kruipen, kriefen, Danish krybe, Norwegian krype, krypa, krjúpa.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Creepverb

   to move along the ground, or on any other surface, on the belly, as a worm or reptile; to move as a child on the hands and knees; to crawl

   Etymology: [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. crepan; akin to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. Cripple, Crouch.]

2. Creepverb

   to move slowly, feebly, or timorously, as from unwillingness, fear, or weakness

   Etymology: [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. crepan; akin to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. Cripple, Crouch.]

3. Creepverb

   to move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or one's self; as, age creeps upon us

   Etymology: [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. crepan; akin to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. Cripple, Crouch.]

4. Creepverb

   to slip, or to become slightly displaced; as, the collodion on a negative, or a coat of varnish, may creep in drying; the quicksilver on a mirror may creep

   Etymology: [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. crepan; akin to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. Cripple, Crouch.]

5. Creepverb

   to move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility; to fawn; as, a creeping sycophant

   Etymology: [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. crepan; akin to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. Cripple, Crouch.]

6. Creepverb

   to grow, as a vine, clinging to the ground or to some other support by means of roots or rootlets, or by tendrils, along its length

   Etymology: [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. crepan; akin to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. Cripple, Crouch.]

7. Creepverb

   to have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl; as, the sight made my flesh creep. See Crawl, v. i., 4

   Etymology: [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. crepan; akin to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. Cripple, Crouch.]

8. Creepverb

   to drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a submarine cable

   Etymology: [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. crepan; akin to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. Cripple, Crouch.]

9. Creepnoun

   the act or process of creeping

   Etymology: [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. crepan; akin to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. Cripple, Crouch.]

10. Creepnoun

    a distressing sensation, or sound, like that occasioned by the creeping of insects

    Etymology: [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. crepan; akin to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. Cripple, Crouch.]

11. Creepnoun

    a slow rising of the floor of a gallery, occasioned by the pressure of incumbent strata upon the pillars or sides; a gradual movement of mining ground

    Etymology: [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. crepan; akin to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. Cripple, Crouch.]

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1. Creep

   "Creep" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead. Radiohead released "Creep" as their debut single in 1992, and it later appeared on their first album, Pablo Honey. During its initial release, "Creep" was not a chart success. However, upon re-release in 1993, it became a worldwide hit. Attendees of Radiohead's early gigs often exhibited little interest in the band's other songs, causing the band to react against "Creep" and play it less often during the mid-to-late 1990s. In 1998, halfway through their OK Computer tour, the band dropped the song from set lists altogether. "Creep" was not played live again until 2001, but it has since reappeared several times on the band's live sets. In 2008, the song was included in the Radiohead: The Best Of compilation album.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Creep

   krēp, v.i. to move on the belly, like a snake: to move slowly: to grow along the ground or on supports, as a vine: to fawn or cringe: to have the physical sensation of something creeping over or under the skin: to shudder at from fear or repugnance: to drag with a creeper, as a river-bottom:—pr.p. creep′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. crept.—ns. Creep′er, a creeping plant: a genus of small climbing birds; Creep′-hole, a hole into which to creep: a subterfuge; Creep′ie, a low stool, the old Scotch stool of repentance.—adv. Creep′ingly.—adj. Creep′y. [A.S. creópan; Dut. kruipen.]

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1. creep

   To advance, grow, or multiply inexorably. In hackish usage this verb has overtones of menace and silliness, evoking the creeping horrors of low-budget monster movies.

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1. creepverb

   To sneak up on someone. Just work your job, get paid. I'll rob ya / See, a nigga creep on a come up -- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Creepin' on Ah Come Up)

2. creepverb

   To be unfaithful in a relationship.

Matched Categories

1. • Bend
   • Change Of Location
   • Move
   • Pen
   • Spread Out

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'creep' in Verbs Frequency: #827

Anagrams for creep »

1. crepe, crêpe

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of creep in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of creep in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of creep in a Sentence

1. Abu Bakr al Baghdadi.Karen Greenberg:

   What happened with the War on Terror is that we had mission creep beyond what the initial authorization was, but it does not extend to here.

2. Darren Gacicia:

   We're starting to creep into 'show me some numbers' territory before we get another leg up.

3. Andrew Watkins:

   Bagram grew into such a massive military installation that, as with few other bases in Afghanistan and even Iraq, it came to symbolize and epitomize the phrase ‘mission creep’.

4. Rob Carnell:

   I think there's a tendency for markets at times to just want to be positive unless you hit them repeatedly, and not just with bad news, but with new bad news, there's been an awful lot of bad news priced in. So perhaps the absence of new negatives are enough to allow for a small sense of positivity to creep in.

5. Anuj Somany:

   A hardworking employee should work for merely own heart’s satisfaction in a private organisation, but never with an expectation that the employer will either appreciate rightly or appraise correctly his performance to award him justly for the excellent job done; else the first the frustration will creep in into his professional life & then he will slip into depression.

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