26984 words

creep

10 definitions • 15 examples
1
to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed:

Examples:

creep through She turned off the light and crept through the door.
creep around Someone was creeping around outside my window.
The spider crept up the wall.
creep along The traffic was creeping along at a snail's pace.
2
someone who tries to make someone more important like them by being very polite and helpful in a way that is not sincere:

Examples:

Making coffee for the boss again? You creep!
3
an unpleasant person, especially a man:

Examples:

He was such a creep - he was always staring at me in the canteen.
[ as form of address ] Leave me alone, creep!
4
the gradual growth or increase of something in a way that was not expected or wanted:

Examples:

There is growing evidence that labour cost creep is becoming a problem.
5
to cause someone to have uncomfortable feelings of nervousness or fear:

Examples:

Living next to a graveyard would give me the creeps.
6
to move quietly and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed:

Examples:

I crept around the corner, hoping my brother wouldn’t see me.
7
to move very slowly:

Examples:

We were creeping along in rush-hour traffic.
8
a person you think is unpleasant and to be avoided:

Examples:

That guy upstairs is such a creep.
9
to change very slowly, especially to increase:

Examples:

Fuel prices dropped in April, but they are starting to creep higher now.
10
slow and gradual change, especially when something increases:

Examples:

Gasoline price creep has been noticeable recently.
The economic crisis now has a new dimension: the steady creep of inflation.

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