verb🔗ShareArrastrarse, reptarTo move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground."The baby creeps across the living room floor towards the toy. "El bebé se arrastra por el suelo de la sala de estar hacia el juguete.animalactionbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtenderse, arrastrarseOf plants, to grow across a surface rather than upwards."The ivy creeps along the brick wall of the house. "La hiedra se extiende a lo largo de la pared de ladrillo de la casa.plantbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe arrastra, se deslizaTo move slowly and quietly in a particular direction."The cat creeps slowly toward the bird. "El gato se arrastra lentamente hacia el pájaro.actionwaydirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAvanzar lentamente, arrastrarseTo make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction."The due date for the assignment creeps closer every day. "La fecha de entrega de la tarea se acerca cada día.directionprocesstendencyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe arrastra, se infiltra, se deslizaTo move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself."The cat creeps through the tall grass, hunting for birds. "El gato se desliza por la hierba alta, cazando pájaros.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeslizarse, arrastrarseTo slip, or to become slightly displaced."The rug creeps across the hardwood floor every day, so I have to keep pushing it back. "La alfombra se desliza por el piso de madera todos los días, así que tengo que estar empujándola hacia atrás.actionpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrastrarse, adularTo move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility; to fawn."The new student crept around the classroom, trying to impress the teacher by always agreeing with everything she said. "El nuevo estudiante se arrastraba por el aula, tratando de impresionar a la maestra al estar siempre de acuerdo con todo lo que decía.attitudecharacterhumanactionmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrastrarse, dar grimaTo have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl."The thought of spiders in the basement creeps me out. "La idea de arañas en el sótano me da grima.sensationphysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrastrar con rastrasTo drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a submarine cable."The salvage team creeps the seabed, hoping to recover the lost instrument package. "El equipo de salvamento arrastra el lecho marino, con la esperanza de recuperar el paquete de instrumentos perdido.nauticaltechnologyoceanmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngañar, ser infielTo covertly have sex (with a person other than one's primary partner); to cheat with.""Even though he loves his wife, he sometimes creeps with a woman he met at work." "Aunque ama a su esposa, a veces es infiel con una mujer que conoció en el trabajo.sexmoralhumanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArrastreThe movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails)"The creeps of the ivy up the old brick wall added a charming, old-fashioned look to the building. "El arrastre de la hiedra por la antigua pared de ladrillo añadía un aspecto encantador y anticuado al edificio.actionanimalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFluencia, variación lentaA relatively small gradual change, variation or deviation (from a planned value) in a measure.""The project manager carefully monitored the software's memory usage for any unexpected creeps over time." "El jefe de proyecto supervisó cuidadosamente el uso de la memoria del software en busca de cualquier variación inesperada a lo largo del tiempo.technicalsciencephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDesplazamiento lentoA slight displacement of an object: the slight movement of something"The slow creeps of the glacier reshaped the valley over centuries. "El lento desplazamiento del glaciar remodeló el valle durante siglos.physicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAvance, expansiónThe gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively."christmas creep"Avance navideñotendencynegativeprocesssituationorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDesplazamientoIn sewn books, the tendency of pages on the inside of a quire to stand out farther than those on the outside of it."The bookbinder carefully trimmed the edges of the book to compensate for the creeps, ensuring all the pages were flush. "El encuadernador recortó cuidadosamente los bordes del libro para compensar el desplazamiento, asegurando que todas las páginas estuvieran al ras.writingtechnicalstructurepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFluenciaAn increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress."The engineer carefully measured the creeps in the concrete bridge supports to ensure its long-term safety. "El ingeniero midió cuidadosamente la fluencia en los soportes del puente de hormigón para garantizar su seguridad a largo plazo.materialphysicssciencetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDeslizamiento, reptaciónThe imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock."The slow, almost invisible, creeps on the hillside were evidenced by the tilting fence posts and the curved tree trunks. "El lento, casi invisible, deslizamiento en la ladera se evidenció por los postes de la cerca inclinados y los troncos de los árboles curvados.geologyenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePersona rara, bicho raroSomeone unpleasantly strange or eccentric.""Everyone avoids the old house on the corner because people say it's full of creeps." "Todos evitan la casa vieja de la esquina porque la gente dice que está llena de bichos raros.characterpersonhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePersona rara, persona que da escalofríosA frightening and/or disconcerting person, especially one who gives the speaker chills."Stop following me, you creep!"¡Deja de seguirme, persona rara!personcharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareValla, barreraA barrier with small openings used to keep large animals out while allowing smaller animals to pass through."The farmer built creeps in the fence to let the lambs graze in a separate field while keeping the sheep contained. "El granjero construyó vallas en la cerca para permitir que los corderos pastaran en un campo separado mientras mantenía a las ovejas contenidas.agricultureanimalenvironmentnaturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscalofríos(preceded by definite article) A sensation that things are crawling on one's skin."After hiking through the tall grass, I felt the creeps all over my legs, like tiny insects were crawling on my skin. "Después de caminar por la hierba alta, sentí escalofríos por todas mis piernas, como si pequeños insectos se arrastraran por mi piel.sensationbodymedicinephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl pavor, el miedo(preceded by definite article) A feeling of fear or horror."I get the creeps walking down that street, even in broad daylight."Me da pavor caminar por esa calle, incluso a plena luz del día.sensationemotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
