creeps
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/kɹiːps/
English
Definitions
verb
- To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
- Of plants, to grow across a surface rather than upwards.
- To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
- To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.
noun
- The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails)
- A relatively small gradual change, variation or deviation (from a planned value) in a measure.
- A slight displacement of an object: the slight movement of something
- The gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively.“christmas creep”
noun
- (preceded by definite article) A sensation that things are crawling on one's skin.
- (preceded by definite article) A feeling of fear or horror.“I get the creeps walking down that street, even in broad daylight.”
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