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To move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed
“Sometimes, when Josie knew no one would notice, she'd creep downstairs to the kitchen as quiet as a mouse and tiptoe out the back door when the cook wasn't looking.”
To physically move slowly with one's torso or belly close to the ground
“I decided to creep under the bush to avoid being detected.”
To move very slowly (towards something)
“Was it just me, or did April creep at a snail's pace?”
To move or act at a slow or leisurely pace
“Sasha and Maya creep behind the rest of the group while chatting leisurely about the latest in fashion.”
To behave in a sycophantic manner towards someone with power or privilege
“All you need to do is to creep to the boss and you will be fine.”
To go or travel somewhere in a slow or leisurely way
To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet
To intrude on someone else's territory, rights, business or personal affairs
To move somewhere in a slow and steady way
To depart quietly, without being noticed
To experience, or cause to experience, a slight prickling or stinging sensation
To drip or dribble down vertically (in drops)
To extend or cause to extend in a particular direction
To extend or advance gradually beyond intended limits
To laze or idle by shirking one's responsibilities
To replace one's clothing
A detestable person
“Why did that little creep have to be right about everything?”
A person who behaves obsequiously in the hope of advancement
“She is a sniveling little creep who sucks up to her superiors. She is so slimy and irritating.”
Something that is made larger by size or amount
Someone that causes irritation or frustration
An extremely slow movement or speed resembling the crawling, creeping or footpace of a snail
A person with a disordered mental state, or seemingly so
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