creep

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Synonyms: creed, creek, cheep, creel, freep, cree, creen, dreep, cleep, crees, kreep

Antonyms: creed, creek, cheep, creel, freep, cree, creen, dreep, cleep, crees, kreep

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

{{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[move]] [[slowly]] with the [[abdomen]] [[close]] to the [[ground]].
{{lb|en|intransitive|of [[plant]]s}} To [[grow]] [[across]] a [[surface]] rather than [[upwards]].
{{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[move]] [[slowly]] and [[quietly]] in a particular [[direction]].
{{lb|en|intransitive}} To make [[small]] [[gradual]] [[change]]s, usually in a particular [[direction]].
{{lb|en|idiomatic}} To [[move]] in a [[stealthy]] or [[secret]] manner; to move [[imperceptibly]] or [[clandestinely]]; to [[insinuate]] itself or oneself.
To [[slip#Verb|slip]], or to become slightly [[displaced]].
To move or behave with [[servility]] or [[exaggerate]]d [[humility]]; to [[fawn#Verb|fawn]].
To have a [[sensation]] as of [[insect]]s creeping on the [[skin]] of the [[body]]; to [[crawl]].
To [[drag]] in [[deep]] [[water]] with [[creeper]]s, as for [[recover]]ing a [[submarine]] [[cable]].
{{lb|en|intransitive|AAVE|slang}} To [[covertly]] [[have sex]] (with a person other than one's primary partner); to [[cheat]] ''with''.

The movement of something that [[#Verb|creep]]s (like worms or snails).
A relatively small gradual change, variation or deviation (from a planned value) in a measure.
A slight displacement of an object; the slight movement of something.
{{lb|en|uncountable}} The gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively.
{{lb|en|publishing}} In sewn books, the tendency of [[page]]s on the inside of a [[quire]] to stand out farther than those on the outside of it.
{{lb|en|materials science}} An increase in [[strain]] with time; the gradual [[flow]] or [[deformation]] of a material under [[stress]].
{{lb|en|geology}} The [[imperceptible]] [[downslope]] movement of surface [[rock]].
{{lb|en|informal|pejorative}} Someone [[creepy]] (annoyingly [[unpleasant]]), especially one who is [[strange]] or [[eccentric]].
{{lb|en|informal|pejorative|especially}} A person who engages in [[sexually]] [[inappropriate]] behaviour or [[sexual harassment]]. {{defdate|21st century}}
{{lb|en|agriculture}} A barrier with small openings used to keep large animals out while allowing smaller animals to pass through.

{{lb|en|historical|derogatory}} {{acronym of|en|[[committee|Committee]] to [[re-elect|Re-elect]] the [[President|President]]|addl=which raised money for {{w|Richard Nixon}}'s [[campaign]] for 1972 [[reelection]]}}.

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