Шукати
to creep
01
повзати, крастися
to move slowly and quietly while staying close to the ground or other surface
Intransitive: to creep to a direction
Приклади
In the garden, the inchworm started to creep along the stem of the flower.
У саду гусениця почала повзти вздовж стебла квітки.
02
підкрадатися, крастися
to move slowly and quietly, especially in order to avoid being noticed or to approach someone unnoticed
Intransitive: to creep to a direction
Приклади
In the moonlit night, the spy crept along the perimeter of the enemy camp.
У місячну ніч шпигун повз по периметру ворожого табору.
03
повзти, повільно рости
to grow slowly along the ground or another surface, typically by extending stems or branches
Intransitive: to creep to a direction
Приклади
The strawberry plants were carefully arranged to creep along the edges of the raised bed.
Полуничні рослини були ретельно розміщені, щоб повзти вздовж країв піднятої грядки.
04
підлабузнюватися, підлещуватися
to act or behave in a servile manner, often characterized by exaggerated humility
Intransitive: to creep | to creep to sb
Приклади
The actor, eager to impress the director, would creep on set.
Актор, бажаючи вразити режисера, підлабузнювався на знімальному майданчику.
05
повзати, поступово поширюватися
(of something) to slowly and steadily spread or move, often in a way that is hard to notice at first
Приклади
The influence of new technology crept into every part of the business.
Вплив нових технологій проник у кожну частину бізнесу.
Creep
01
a slow movement of the body, typically on hands and knees, or by dragging oneself along the ground
Приклади
Soldiers practiced a silent creep during training exercises.
02
an enclosure, usually fenced, that allows young animals to enter but prevents adults from accessing it
Приклади
Young calves were fed in the creep while adults grazed elsewhere.
03
a slow, continuous, and often imperceptible movement or deformation of a material under stress
Приклади
Engineers measured the creep of the bridge supports.
04
огидний тип, тривожна особа
a person whose behavior is disturbing or makes others uncomfortable
Offensive
SlangПриклади
She called him a creep after his strange comments.
05
the gradual, often subtle development or spread of a phenomenon, condition, or change
Приклади
The city experienced a creep of urban development into rural areas.
