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creep

British pronunciation/kɹˈiːp/
American pronunciation/ˈkɹip/
Creep
[NOUN]
1

a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

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2

a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot

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3

a slow longitudinal movement or deformation

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4

someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric

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5

the gradual development or growth of something, particularly an indiscernible one

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to creep
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

to move slowly and quietly, especially in order to avoid being noticed or to approach someone unnoticed

synonyms : mouse
pussyfoot
sneak
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2

to move slowly and quietly while staying close to the ground or other surface

synonyms : crawl
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3

grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)

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4

show submission or fear

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Examples
1lose that creep!
2These child abductions are giving me the creeps.
3The memory of all that blood made his flesh creep.
4I crept out of bed in the dead of night and sneaked downstairs.
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