verbπShareTo move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground."The baby turtle crept across the lawn, its belly dragging close to the ground. "animalactionbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareOf plants, to grow across a surface rather than upwards."The ivy tends to creep across the brick wall instead of growing straight up. "plantbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move slowly and quietly in a particular direction."The cat crept silently across the floor towards the food bowl. "actiondirectionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction."The temperature gradually creeped up throughout the day. "directionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself."The thief crept silently through the school hallway, trying not to be heard. "actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo slip, or to become slightly displaced."The loose floorboards in the attic creaked and groaned as I crept through the room. "actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility; to fawn."The new student crept around the class, trying to win the teacher's favor by constantly agreeing with everything she said. "attitudecharacteractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl."The cold, damp floor made goosebumps rise and made her skin creep. "sensationbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a submarine cable."The salvage team will creep the seabed with specialized equipment to locate and recover the lost section of the transatlantic cable. "nauticaltechnologymachineoceansailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo covertly have sex (with a person other than one's primary partner); to cheat with."He crept on his coworker during their lunch break, hiding his affair from his wife. "sexmoralactionhumansocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails)"The slow creep of the ants across the kitchen counter was a nuisance. "animalactionwayorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA relatively small gradual change, variation or deviation (from a planned value) in a measure."The engineer carefully monitored the bridge for any signs of creep in the concrete supports after the heavy truck traffic. "technicalsciencephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA slight displacement of an object: the slight movement of something"The tiny creep of the floorboards signaled someone was walking upstairs. "physicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively."christmas creep"negativetendencysituationprocessbusinesssocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareIn sewn books, the tendency of pages on the inside of a quire to stand out farther than those on the outside of it."The book's pages had a noticeable creep, causing the inside pages to stick out more than the outer ones. "technicalwritingstructureliteraturepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress."The slow creep of the foundation caused the house to lean slightly over time. "materialphysicstechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock."The slow creep of the hillside soil made the foundation of the old house unstable. "geologyenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSomeone unpleasantly strange or eccentric.""Everyone avoids talking to Michael; they say he's a real creep." "characterpersonhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA frightening and/or disconcerting person, especially one who gives the speaker chills."Stop following me, you creep!"personcharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA barrier with small openings used to keep large animals out while allowing smaller animals to pass through."The farmer used a wire creep to keep the rabbits out of the vegetable garden, but let the chickens through. "propertyarchitectureanimalagricultureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
