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- Dictionarycreep/kriːp/
verb
- 1. move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed: "he crept downstairs, hardly making any noise" Similar
- 2. (of a plant) grow along the ground or other surface by means of extending stems or branches: "thorny roses crept up the dull gray walls"
noun
- 1. a detestable person: informal, derogatory "I thought he was a nasty little creep" Similar
- 2. slow steady movement, especially when imperceptible: "an attempt to prevent this slow creep of costs"
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The meaning of CREEP is to move along with the body prone and close to the ground. How to use creep in a sentence.
CREEP definition: 1. to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed: 2. someone who…. Learn more.
Creep is the tendency of a solid material to move or change shape slightly as a result of stress that continues for some time. As the stress continues, the extension of the metal caused by creep eventually leads to failure.
CREEP meaning: 1. to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed: 2. someone who…. Learn more.
[intransitive] creep (to somebody) (British English, informal, disapproving) to be too friendly or helpful to somebody in authority in a way that is not sincere, especially in order to get an advantage from them. He's always creeping to the boss.
To have a tingling sensation, made by or as if by things moving stealthily: a moan that made my flesh creep. n. 1. The act of creeping; a creeping motion or progress. 2. Slang An annoyingly unpleasant, unsettling, or repulsive person. 3. A slow flow of metal when under high temperature or great pressure. 4.
Creep definition: to move slowly with the body close to the ground, as a reptile or an insect, or a person on hands and knees.. See examples of CREEP used in a sentence.
When you feel the touch of tiny insect legs on your skin, you shudder, because bugs give you the creeps. Creep has a long history and a subtle variety of meanings. In its earliest recorded usage, it described the movement of legless creatures like snakes and worms.
Creep is the tendency of a solid material to move or change shape slightly as a result of stress that continues for some time.
What does the verb creep mean? There are 21 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb creep, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. creep has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
