creep (kr p)intr.v. crept (kr  pt), creep·ing, creeps 1. To move with the body close to the ground, as on hands and knees. 2. a. To move stealthily or cautiously. b. To move or proceed very slowly: Traffic creeps at that hour. 3. Botany a. To grow or spread along a surface, rooting at intervals or clinging by means of suckers or tendrils. b. To grow horizontally under the ground, as the rhizomes of many plants. 4. To slip out of place; shift gradually. 5. To have a tingling sensation, made by or as if by things moving stealthily: a moan that made my flesh creep. n. 1. The act of creeping; a creeping motion or progress. 2. Slang An annoyingly unpleasant or repulsive person. 3. A slow flow of metal when under high temperature or great pressure. 4. A slow change in a characteristic of electronic equipment, such as a decrease in power with continued usage. 5. Geology The slow movement of rock debris and soil down a weathered slope. 6. creeps Informal A sensation of fear or repugnance, as if things were crawling on one's skin: That house gives me the creeps. [Middle English crepen, from Old English cr opan.] |
creep [kriːp]
vb creeps, creeping, crept (intr)
1. to crawl with the body near to or touching the ground
2. to move slowly, quietly, or cautiously
3. to act in a servile way; fawn; cringe
4. to move or slip out of place, as from pressure or wear
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants) to grow along the ground or over rocks, producing roots, suckers, or tendrils at intervals
6. (of a body or substance) to become permanently deformed as a result of an applied stress, often when combined with heating
7. to develop gradually creeping unrest
8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) to have the sensation of something crawling over the skin
9. (Engineering / Metallurgy) (of metals) to undergo slow plastic deformation
n
1. the act of creeping or a creeping movement
2. Slang a person considered to be obnoxious or servile
3. the continuous permanent deformation of a body or substance as a result of stress or heat
4. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology the gradual downwards movement of loose rock material, soil, etc., on a slope
5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a slow relative movement of two adjacent parts, structural components, etc.
6. (Engineering / Metallurgy) slow plastic deformation of metals See also creeps
[Old English crēopan; related to Old Frisian kriāpa, Old Norse krjūpa, Middle Low German krūpen]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  creep - someone unpleasantly strange or eccentricdisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
| 2. | creep - a slow longitudinal movement or deformation change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something | |
| 3. | creep - a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot pen - an enclosure for confining livestock | |
| 4. |  creep - a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"locomotion, travel - self-propelled movement | |
| Verb | 1. | creep - move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" formicate - crawl about like ants |
| 2. | creep - to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" | |
| 3. | creep - grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface); "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings" | |
| 4. | creep - show submission or fear |
creep
verb
noun
(Slang) bootlicker (informal), sneak, sycophant, crawler (slang), toady, brown-noser (taboo slang), ass-kisser (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang) He's a smug, sanctimonious little creep.
creep to someone grovel to, pander to, suck up to (informal), kiss someone's ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), brown-nose (taboo slang), scrape to, kowtow to, fawn on, toady to, truckle to, insinuate yourself with I can't stand the way he creeps to the bosses.
Translations
creep [kriːp] (crept (pt, pp))
A. VI
1. [animal] → deslizarse, arrastrarse; [plant] → trepar
2. [person] (stealthily) → ir cautelosamente; (slowly) → ir muy despacio
to creep in/out/up/down → entrar/salir/subir/bajar sigilosamente
to creep about on tiptoe → andar a or de puntillas
to creep along [traffic] → avanzar a paso de tortuga
to creep up on sb → acercarse sigilosamente a algn
to creep in/out/up/down → entrar/salir/subir/bajar sigilosamente
to creep about on tiptoe → andar a or de puntillas
to creep along [traffic] → avanzar a paso de tortuga
to creep up on sb → acercarse sigilosamente a algn
creep [ˈkriːp] [crept] [ˈkrɛpt] (pt, pp)
vi
[plant] → grimper
npl
to give sb the creeps → donner la chair de poule à qn, faire froid dans le dos à qn
It gives me the creeps → Ça me donne la chair de poule., Ça me fait froid dans le dos.
to give sb the creeps → donner la chair de poule à qn, faire froid dans le dos à qn
It gives me the creeps → Ça me donne la chair de poule., Ça me fait froid dans le dos.
creep up
(= increase) [prices, rate, number] → grimpercreep up on
vt (= approach stealthily) to creep up on sb → s'approcher de qn à pas de loupcreep vb: pret, ptp <crept>
vi
(= move quietly or slowly) → schleichen; (with the body close to the ground, insects) → kriechen; (plants, horizontally) → kriechen; (vertically) → klettern, sich ranken; ivy is a creeping plant → Efeu ist eine Kletterpflanze; creeping paralysis → schleichende Lähmung; creeping inflation → schleichende Inflation; the water level crept higher and higher → der Wasserspiegel kletterte immer höher
the story made my flesh creep → bei der Geschichte überlief es mich kalt or bekam ich eine Gänsehaut
creep [kriːp] (crept (vb: pt, pp))
creep [kriːp] (crept (vb: pt, pp))
1. vi (animal) → strisciare; (plant) → arrampicarsi; (person, stealthily) → avanzare furtivamente; (slowly) → avanzare lentamente
to creep in/out → entrare/uscire quatto/a quatto/a
to creep up on sb → avvicinarsi quatto/a quatto/a a qn (fig) (old age) → cogliere qn alla sprovvista
a feeling of peace crept over him → lo avvolse un senso di pace
it made my flesh creep → mi fece accapponare la pelle
an error has crept in → ci è scappato un errore
to creep in/out → entrare/uscire quatto/a quatto/a
to creep up on sb → avvicinarsi quatto/a quatto/a a qn (fig) (old age) → cogliere qn alla sprovvista
a feeling of peace crept over him → lo avvolse un senso di pace
it made my flesh creep → mi fece accapponare la pelle
an error has crept in → ci è scappato un errore
creep [kriːp] (crept (vb: pt, pp))
1. vi (animal) → strisciare; (plant) → arrampicarsi; (person, stealthily) → avanzare furtivamente; (slowly) → avanzare lentamente
to creep in/out → entrare/uscire quatto/a quatto/a
to creep up on sb → avvicinarsi quatto/a quatto/a a qn (fig) (old age) → cogliere qn alla sprovvista
a feeling of peace crept over him → lo avvolse un senso di pace
it made my flesh creep → mi fece accapponare la pelle
an error has crept in → ci è scappato un errore
to creep in/out → entrare/uscire quatto/a quatto/a
to creep up on sb → avvicinarsi quatto/a quatto/a a qn (fig) (old age) → cogliere qn alla sprovvista
a feeling of peace crept over him → lo avvolse un senso di pace
it made my flesh creep → mi fece accapponare la pelle
an error has crept in → ci è scappato un errore
v creep [kriːp]
1 to move slowly, quietly or secretly He crept into the bedroom. sluip يَزحفُ داخلا إلى лазя (v)plížit se krybe; snige; liste schleichen γλιστρώ αθόρυβα deslizarse, moverse despacio/furtivamente, avanzar cautelosamente/sigilosamente hiilima, pugema آرام و دزدانه رفتن hiipiä se glisser (sans bruit) לְהִתגָנֵב चुपके चुपके चलना puzati (be)lopódzik menyelinap læðast muoversi furtivamente そっと近づく 기어가다 sėlinti, slinkti lēni kustēties; vilkties bergerak dengan perlahan sluipen krype, liste/snike (seg) skradać się a se furişa красться vkradnúť sa prihuliti se šunjati se smyga ย่อง sessizce sokulmak 躡手躡腳地走 крастися, підкрадатися آهستہ آهستہ چلنا، رینگنا rón rén 蹑手蹑脚的走
2 to move on hands or knees or with the body close to the ground The cat crept towards the bird. kruip يَزحَفُ ходя дебнешком plížit se krybe heranschleichen σέρνομαι arrastrarse, reptar, andar a gatas roomama چهار دست و پا رفتن؛ سینه خیز رفتن ryömiä ramper לִזחוֹל रेंगना puzati csúszik, kúszik merayap, merangkak skríða strisciare はって行く 기다 šliaužti, tykinti līst; rāpot merangkak kruipen krabbe, krype czołgać się a se târî ползти zakrádať sa plaziti se puzati krypa คลาน sürünmek 匍伏前進 повзати; плазувати دبے پاؤں چلنا bò 爬
3 (of plants) to grow along the ground, up a wall etc. rank يَتَعَرَّش пълзя popínat se krybe; slynge sig die Schleichpflanzen αναρριχώμαι (για φυτό) trepar kasvama خزیدن kiivetä grimper לְטַפֵּס फैलना लता इत्यादि puzati kúszik merambat skríða, klifra はう (땅, 담 위) 뻗어가다 šliaužti (par augu) vīties merayap klimmen slynge seg, krype piąć się стлаться; виться popínať sa plaziti se puzati klänga (พืช) เลื้อย tırmanmak, sarılmak （植物）蔓延 стелитися, витися بيل كا چڑهنا leo (thực vật) （植）蔓延
creep2
n creep [kriːp]
(slang) a disgusting person Leave her alone, you creep. buffel شَخْص مُقْرِف изрод hnusák ækel fyr; lort; skiderik Depp παλιάνθρωπος canalla, despreciable, asqueroso jobu آدم تنفر انگیز טִיפוּס מַגעִיל सर्पण ljigavac ellenszenves ember,„szemétláda{”} orang yang menjijikkan いやなやつ 싫은 녀석 bjaurybė glumiķis sipengampu engerd kryp, ekling świnia, gnojek подонок hnusoba ostudnež, gnusoba čudak äckel[] บุคคลที่น่ารังเกียจ dalkavuk, yağcı （俚）令人不齒的傢伙 гидота مكروه انسان người luồn lọt （俚）讨厌的家伙
n creeper
a creeping plant. rank plant نَبات مُتَسَلِّـق пълзящо растение popínavá rostlina slyngplante die Kletterpflanze αναρριχητικό φυτό planta trepadora ronitaim خزنده köynnöskasvi plante grimpante צֶמָח מְטַפֵּס लता, वर्तिका puzavica kúszónövény tanaman rambat skriðjurt pianta rampicante つる植物 덩굴 식물 vijoklis vīteņaugs; staipeknis pohon menjalar klimplant slyngplante, kryp- pnącze trepadeira plantă agăţătoare ползучее растение popínavá rastlina plazilka biljka puzavica klängväxt ไม้เลื้อย tırmanıcı bitki 蔓生植物 повзуча рослина بيل cây leo 葡匐植物
adj creepy
causing feelings of fear etc The house is rather creepy at night. kriewelrig, مُقْشَعِر، مُخيف зловещ strašidelný uhyggelig gruselig ανατριχιαστικός horripilante, escalofriante, que pone la piel de gallina õudne, jube چندش آور selkäpiitä karmiva qui donne la chair de poule מַפְחִיד लोमहर्षी strašan hátborzongató menakutkan hrollvekjandi, óhugnanlegur raccapricciante ぞっとする 섬뜩한 baugus, šiurpus, keliantis baimę, šiurpulį šaušalīgs; tirpas uzdzenošs menakutkan griezelig nifs, uhyggelig, skrekk- przerażający assustador care dă fiori наводящий жуть strašidelný strašljiv jeziv kuslig, ruskig, hemsk น่ากลัว tüyler ürpertici, korkunç 令人毛骨悚然的 моторошний خوفزده كرنيوالا rùng mình 令人毛骨悚然的
adv creepily
kriewelrigheid بصورة مُقَشْعِره страховито strašidelně uhyggeligt gruselig ανατριχιαστικά horripilantemente, escalofriantemente õudselt, jubedalt بطور چندش آور karmivasti à donner la chair de poule בְּצוּרָה מַפחִידָה लोमहर्षित ढंग से strašno hátborzongatóan menakutkan með hrollvekjandi hætti in maniera raccapricciante ぞっとして 오싹하게 жутко šaušalīgi keadaan menyeramkan griezelig nifst, uhyggelig w sposób wywołujący przerażenie assustadoramente înfiorător жутко hrôzyplne strašljivo jezivo kusligt, ruskigt อย่างน่ากลัว tüyler ürpertici bir şekilde 令人毛骨悚然地 моторошно آهستہ آهستہ چلتے هوۓ một cách rùng mình 令人毛骨悚然地
n creepiness
kriewelrigheid شعور القَـشْتعَـريره страховитост děsivost uhygge das Gruselige ανατριχίλα horripilancia õudus, jubedus چندش آوری karmivuus caractère effrayant הָטָלַת אֵימָה लोमहर्ष užas borzongás keadaan menakutkan óhugnanlegheit orrore 気味悪さ 오싹함 жуть pielīšana keseraman griezeligheid uhygge okropność susto aspect înfricoşător жуть desivosť strašljivost jezivost kuslighet, ruskighet ความน่ากลัว tüyler ürperticilik 毛骨悚然 моторошність; жахливість خوف، رينگنے کی صلاحیت sự rùng mình 毛骨悚然
n creepy-ˈcrawly
a small creeping insect. grillige gogga حَشَرة زاحِفَـه буболечка drobný hmyz, brouk kryb; dyr med mange ben; insekt das Kriechtier ζωύφιο reptil, bicho reptador sitikad ja satikad حشرۀ موذی چندش آور mönkijä bestiole (qui rampe) חָרַק रेंगने वाला कीड़ा ljigav csúszómászó serangga skordÿr insettuncolo はう虫 기는 벌레 rėplys, šliuželis rāpojošs kukainis sejenis serangga ongedierte småkryp robak animal rastejante insectă târâtoare ползучая тварь drobný hmyz žuželka akrep kryp แมลงที่ไต่ยั้วเยี้ย küçük sürünen bir böcek 爬行昆蟲 гад повзучий ایک چهوٹا رینگنے والا کیڑا loài côn trùng kinh dị 令人感到毛骨悚然
creep up on
to approach slowly and stealthily Old age creeps up on us all. bekruip يَزحف، يقْتَرب خِلسَـةَ идва без да я усетим připlížit se k sniger sig ind på herannahen πλησιάζω αθόρυβα acechar, acercar ligi hiilima آهسته و پنهانی رسیدن hiipiä surprendre מִזדָחֵל אֶל चोरी-छिपे पहुंचना lagano se približavati lassan, de biztosan eljön merangkak læðast að sorprendere しのび寄る 살금살금 몰레 접근하다 atsėlinti, atslinkti piezagties merangkak perlahan-lahan besluipen snike/liste seg innpå skradać się a se apropia pe nesimţite подкрадываться priplaziť sa priplaziti se prikradati se smyga sig på ย่องเข้ามาหาอย่างช้า ๆ และเงียบ sezdirmeden yaklaşmak 慢慢而偷偷地接近 підкрадатися دبے پاؤں قريب آنا tiến lại gần 慢慢而偷偷地接近
make someone's flesh creep
to scare or horrify someone. maak kriewelrig, laat ys, laat hoendervleis kry يَقْشَعِرُّ له البدَن тръпки ме побиват vyděsit give myrekryb eine Gänsehaut verursachen κάνω κπ. να ανατριχιάσει poner la piel de gallina, poner los pelos de punta hirmutama, surmani ära kohutama مشمئز کردن؛ به چندش آوردن nostattaa iho kananlihalle donner la chair de poule לְצַמרֵר डराना prestrašiti libabőrös lesz menakut-nakuti valda e-m hrolli far accapponare la pelle, far venire la pelle d'oca ぞっとさせる (~을) 놀라게 하다 (su)kelti siaubą, šiurpą uzdzīt tirpas/šermuļus menakutkan iemand doen rillen få det til å gå kaldt nedover ryggen på noen przerażać, przyprawiać o gęsią skórkę causar arrepios a i se face pielea de găină почувствовать мурашки по телу vydesiť prestrašiti (koga) naježiti se skrämma ngn, få ngn att rysa ทำให้ผู้อื่นกลัว insanın tüylerini ürpertmek 嚇唬，令人汗毛直豎 примусити здригнутися سخت خوفزده كردينا، رونگٹے كهڑے كر دينا làm ai khiếp sợ 吓唬，令人汗毛直竖
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