creel
creel

creep


Definition: Meaning of, creep in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kriːp /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
creep crept crept
Present Participle Third Person Singular
creeping creeps
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
  1. to move in a quiet, careful way, especially to avoid attracting attention
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  2. if something such as an insect, small animal, or car creeps, it moves slowly and quietly [↪  crawl]
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  3. to gradually enter something and change it
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  4. if a plant creeps, it grows or climbs up or along a particular place
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  5. if mist, clouds etc creep, they gradually fill or cover a place
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  6. British English informal to be insincerely nice to someone, especially someone in authority, in order to gain an advantage for yourself
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  7. somebody/something makes my flesh creep used to say that someone or something makes you feel strong dislike or fear
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Singular Plural
creep creeps
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  1. informal especially American English someone who you dislike extremely
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  2. British English informal someone who tries to make you like them or do things for them by being insincerely nice to you
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  3. give somebody the creeps if a person or place gives you the creeps, they make you feel nervous and a little frightened, especially because they are strange
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  4. mission/cost/grade etc creep when something gradually starts to go beyond what it was intended to deal with or include
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creep used in phrases

  • bracket creep (noun)
    1. a movement into a higher tax bracket as taxable income increases
  • creep feed (noun)
    1. feed given to young animals isolated in a creep
  • feature creep (noun)
    1. the tendency to keep adding extra features onto a piece of electronic equipment, so that the original product gets more complicated and more difficult to use rather than better - used to show disapproval
  • mission creep (noun)
    1. a series of gradual changes in the aim of a group of people, with the result that they do something different from what they planned to do at the beginning
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creep used in phrasal verbs

  • creep by (phrasal verb)
    1. if time creeps by, it passes very slowly
  • creep in (phrasal verb)
    1. to gradually start to affect or change something
    2. if a word or meaning creeps in, it gradually becomes used
  • creep up (phrasal verb)
    1. to gradually become larger in number or amount
  • creep up on (phrasal verb)
    1. creep up on someone to move towards someone quietly and slowly, especially because you want to surprise them
    2. creep up on someone if something creeps up on you, it happens slowly or gradually so that you do not notice it happening
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