creep
The movement of something that creepsThe movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails).
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Meaning
10 senses(countable, uncountable)The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails).
kriechen
по́лзаниеpólzanije
(countable, uncountable)A slight displacement of an object; the slight movement of something.
сполза́ниеspolzánije
(countable, uncountable)An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.
Kriechen
More meanings 7
(countable, uncountable)The imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock.
(uncountable)The gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively.
Christmas creep
feature creep
(countable, uncountable)A relatively small gradual change, variation or deviation (from a planned value) in a measure.
(countable, uncountable)In sewn books, the tendency of pages on the inside of a quire to stand out farther than those on the outside of it.
(countable, uncountable)A barrier with small openings used to keep large animals out while allowing smaller animals to pass through.
(countable, derogatory, informal, uncountable)Someone creepy (annoyingly unpleasant), especially one who is strange or eccentric.
Knilch, Widerling
хмырьxmyrʹ
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
(countable, derogatory, especially, informal, uncountable)A person who engages in sexually inappropriate behaviour or sexual harassment.
Widerling
уро́дuród, отморо́зокotmorózok
Origin
From Middle English crepen, from Old English crēopan (“to creep, crawl”), from Proto-WestFrom Middle English crepen, from Old English crēopan (“to creep, crawl”), from Proto-West Germanic *kreupan, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną (“to twist, creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *grewbʰ- (“to turn, wind”).
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Forms
plural: creepsSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
25 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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