creep
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/kriːp/
🇬🇧
/kriːp/
intransitive verb
C1
to move slowly and quietly so others don't notice
I tried to creep past the sleeping dog without waking it.
R
to move close to the ground on hands and knees
The baby learned to creep across the floor.
R
to move or change very slowly
The fog began to creep over the city as night fell.
R
to grow along surfaces like walls or ground
The ivy started to creep up the side of the house.
R
to be overly nice to someone important to get favors
Don't creep to the teacher just to get better grades.
noun
R
an unpleasant or annoying person
That guy is such a creep - he always stares at people.
R
someone who is not sincere but acts nice to get approval
He's a real creep who only helps when the boss is watching.
R
slow, gradual increase beyond what was planned
We noticed a creep in project costs that wasn't in the budget.
translation
to move slowly and quietly so others don't notice; to move close to the ground on hands and knees; to move or change very slowly; to grow along surfaces like walls or ground; to be overly nice to someone important to get favors
an unpleasant or annoying person; someone who is not sincere but acts nice to get approval; slow, gradual increase beyond what was planned
Word Forms
Past
crept
3rd Present
creeps
Progressive
creeping
Perfect
crept
Plural
creeps