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creeps

/kɹiːps/

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To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.

Examples :

"The baby creeps across the living room floor towards the toy. "

animal action biology

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

Examples :

"The ivy creeps along the brick wall of the house. "

plant biology nature

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To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.

Examples :

"The cat creeps slowly toward the bird. "

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

Examples :

"The due date for the assignment creeps closer every day. "

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To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself.

Examples :

"The cat creeps through the tall grass, hunting for birds. "

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To slip, or to become slightly displaced.

Examples :

"The rug creeps across the hardwood floor every day, so I have to keep pushing it back. "

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To move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility; to fawn.

Examples :

"The new student crept around the classroom, trying to impress the teacher by always agreeing with everything she said. "

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To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl.

Examples :

"The thought of spiders in the basement creeps me out. "

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

Examples :

"The salvage team creeps the seabed, hoping to recover the lost instrument package. "

nautical technology ocean machine

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To covertly have sex (with a person other than one's primary partner); to cheat with.

Examples :

""Even though he loves his wife, he sometimes creeps with a woman he met at work." "

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noun

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

Examples :

"The creeps of the ivy up the old brick wall added a charming, old-fashioned look to the building. "

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

Examples :

""The project manager carefully monitored the software's memory usage for any unexpected creeps over time." "

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

Examples :

"The slow creeps of the glacier reshaped the valley over centuries. "

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

Examples :

"christmas creep"

tendency negative process situation organization

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

Examples :

"The bookbinder carefully trimmed the edges of the book to compensate for the creeps, ensuring all the pages were flush. "

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

Examples :

"The engineer carefully measured the creeps in the concrete bridge supports to ensure its long-term safety. "

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The imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock.

Examples :

"The slow, almost invisible, creeps on the hillside were evidenced by the tilting fence posts and the curved tree trunks. "

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Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric.

Examples :

""Everyone avoids the old house on the corner because people say it's full of creeps." "

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

Examples :

"Stop following me, you creep!"

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

Examples :

"The farmer built creeps in the fence to let the lambs graze in a separate field while keeping the sheep contained. "

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(preceded by definite article) A sensation that things are crawling on one's skin.

Examples :

"After hiking through the tall grass, I felt the creeps all over my legs, like tiny insects were crawling on my skin. "

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(preceded by definite article) A feeling of fear or horror.

Examples :

"I get the creeps walking down that street, even in broad daylight."

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