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creepnoun
creeps
pl
UK
/kriːp/
US
/krip/
The engineer studied the creep of the metal under stress.
Инженер изучал ползучесть металла под напряжением.
The baby is a fast creep, moving all over the house.
Малыш - быстрый ползун, передвигается по всему дому.
He is such a creep, always lurking around.
Он такой урод, всегда шастает вокруг.
Additional translations
крадущийся человек
ползание
Synonyms
crawl
slither
lurker
infiltrator
sneak
creepverb
crept
Past Simple
crept
Past Participle
creeping
Gerund
UK
/kriːp/
US
/krip/
He tried to creep silently past the guard.
Он попытался красться мимо охранника.
The cat would often creep up on its prey.
Кошка часто подкрадывалась к своей добыче.
The spider began to creep across the floor.
Паук начал ползти по полу.
Synonyms
skulk
prowl
move stealthily
crawl
sneak
slither
inch
tiptoe
creepadjective
Used attributively in technical contexts (e.g., engineering: "creep strength"; agriculture: "creep feeder").

Definitions

creepnoun
A slow, gradual movement or change, often imperceptible.
The creep of the glacier was so slow that it was barely noticeable over the years.
A person who behaves in a strange or unpleasant way, often making others feel uncomfortable.
She avoided him at the party because she thought he was a creep.
A deformation of a material under constant stress over time.
Engineers must consider the creep of materials when designing long-lasting structures.
creepverb
To move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.
The cat crept silently across the room.
To grow or spread gradually, often in an undesirable way.
The ivy crept up the walls of the old house.
To occur or develop gradually and almost imperceptibly.
A sense of unease began to creep into the conversation.
creepadjective
Used attributively before a noun to indicate relation to the phenomenon of creep (slow deformation) or to equipment/processes involving creep feeding.
Engineers evaluated the creep strain in the turbine blades under prolonged heat.
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