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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
The spider, with delicate precision, began to creep across the ceiling.
Павук, з ніжною точністю, почав повзати по стелі.
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
The cat crept through the tall grass, stalking its prey.
Кіт підкрадався через високу траву, переслідуючи свою здобич.
As the detective observed the suspect's hideout, he saw a shadowy figure creep along the alley.
Коли детектив спостерігав за схованкою підозрюваного, він побачив, як тіньова фігура крадеться уздовж провулка.
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 ivy began to creep along the garden wall, creating a lush green covering.
Плющ почав повзти уздовж садової стіни, створючи пишне зелене покриття.
The vines of the pumpkin plant started to creep across the garden.
Лози гарбузової рослини почали повзти через сад.
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 employee would always creep to the boss, offering constant compliments and nodding excessively to gain favor.
Співробітник завжди підлабузнювався до начальника, пропонуючи постійні компліменти та надмірно киваючи, щоб отримати прихильність.
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 fog crept across the valley at dawn.
Туман повз по долині на світанку.
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
The toddler made a cautious creep across the floor.
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
The farmer placed lambs in a creep to keep them safe.
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
The metal beam showed signs of creep under constant load.
Engineers measured the creep of the bridge supports.
04
огидний тип, тривожна особа
a person whose behavior is disturbing or makes others uncomfortable
SlangПриклади
That creep kept following me down the street.
Той кріп не припиняв йти за мною по вулиці.
She called him a creep after his strange comments.
Вона назвала його моторошним після його дивних коментарів.
05
the gradual, often subtle development or spread of a phenomenon, condition, or change
Приклади
There was a creep of bureaucracy in the organization.
The city experienced a creep of urban development into rural areas.
Лексичне Дерево
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