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Definitions for creep
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Princeton's WordNet
creep, weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook(noun)
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
creep(noun)
a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
creep(noun)
a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
crawl, crawling, creep, creeping(verb)
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"
crawl, creep(verb)
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
"The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot(verb)
to go stealthily or furtively
"..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"
creep(verb)
grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
"ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings"
fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel(verb)
show submission or fear
Wiktionary
creep(Noun)
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.
creep(Noun)
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.
creep(Noun)
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.
creep(Noun)
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.
creep(Noun)
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.
creep(Noun)
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.
creep(Noun)
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.
creep(Noun)
An annoying irritating person
Etymology: From crepen, from creopan, from kreupanan, from ger-. Cognate with crjippa, kruipen, kriefen, Danish krybe, Norwegian krype, krypa, krjúpa.
creep(Noun)
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.
creep(Verb)
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.
creep(Verb)
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.
creep(Verb)
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.
creep(Verb)
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.
creep(Noun)
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.
CREEP(ProperNoun)
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
Creep(verb)
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.]
Creep(verb)
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.]
Creep(verb)
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.]
Creep(verb)
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.]
Creep(verb)
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.]
Creep(verb)
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.]
Creep(verb)
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.]
Creep(verb)
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.]
Creep(noun)
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.]
Creep(noun)
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.]
Creep(noun)
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.]
Freebase
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
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.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
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.
Rap Dictionary
creep(verb)
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)
creep(verb)
To be unfaithful in a relationship.
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'creep' in Verbs Frequency: #827
Anagrams for creep »
crepe, crêpe
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of creep in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of creep in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of creep in a Sentence
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.
Still, with an already weak inflation backdrop, a little bit of MAS easing expectation may creep back into the market, so hard not to see USD/SGD higher on the back of this, with the 1.3700 level now a reasonable upside target.
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.
Just as in earthly life lovers long for the moment when they are able to breathe forth their love for each other, to let their souls blend in a soft whisper, so the mystic longs for the moment when in prayer he can, as it were, creep into God.
I suspect that this time will be different, that we won't have the creep that we've had.
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- زحفArabic
- свличане, пълзя, пълзене, стеляBulgarian
- plížit seCzech
- krybe, listeDanish
- schleichen, kriechen, Knilch, SchleichGerman
- arrastrarseSpanish
- خزیدن, خزشPersian
- matelu, karmio, kyylä, liikahdus, [[kasvaa]] [[maata]] [[pitkin]], hiipiä, nöyristellä, ryömiä, värisyttää, [[aiheuttaa]] [[väristyksiä]], viruminen, ryömintä, nilkki, hyypiö, hivuttautua, vetäytyä, naarataFinnish
- rampement, ramper, fatigueFrench
- èalaidhScottish Gaelic
- रेंगनाHindi
- csúszás-mászás, lopakodik, oson, kúszik, kúszásHungarian
- merayapIndonesian
- scorrimento, spostamento, scollamento, antipatico, ruffiano, lecchino, strisciare, deriva, strisciamentoItalian
- זחילהHebrew
- 這う, 伝う, 忍び寄る, クリープJapanese
- ಕ್ರೀಪ್Kannada
- 기다Korean
- sicine subrepstiLatin
- whakaninihi, tapanihiMāori
- griezel, kruipen, opschuiven, kruip, engerdDutch
- creepNorwegian
- pełzaniePolish
- rastejarPortuguese
- târîRomanian
- ползание, урод, отморозок, стели́ться, кра́сться, подкра́дываться, пресмыка́ться, сползание, ползти́, оплыва́ть, оплы́ть, ползатьRussian
- äckel, äckelpotta, miffo, klänga, smyga, krypaSwedish
- தொய்வுTamil
- క్రీప్Telugu
- เล็ดลอดThai
- sürünmeTurkish
- повзатиUkrainian
- ریںگناUrdu
- leoVietnamese
- קריכןYiddish
- 爬行Chinese
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