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to creep
01
to move slowly and quietly while staying close to the ground or other surface
02
to move slowly and quietly, especially in order to avoid being noticed or to approach someone unnoticed
03
to grow slowly along the ground or another surface, typically by extending stems or branches
04
to act or behave in a servile manner, often characterized by exaggerated humility
Creep
01
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
02
a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
03
a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
04
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
05
the gradual development or growth of something, particularly an indiscernible one
Example
In the dark cave, the explorer had to creep through narrow passages.
The caterpillar, in its early stage of transformation, would creep along the leaf before transforming into a butterfly.
The mountaineer carefully began to creep down the steep slope.
The spider, with delicate precision, began to creep across the ceiling.
In the garden, the inchworm started to creep along the stem of the flower.
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