creeper

creep·er  (krpr)

n.

1. One that creeps.

2. Botany A plant that spreads by means of stems that creep.

3. See cradle.

4. A grappling device for dragging bodies of water, such as lakes or rivers.

5. A one-piece fitted garment for an infant.

6. creepers A metal frame with a spike or spikes, attached to a shoe or boot to prevent slipping, especially on ice.

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creeper [ˈkriːpə]

n

1. a person or animal that creeps

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a plant, such as the ivy or periwinkle, that grows by creeping

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the US and Canadian name for the tree creeper

4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a hooked instrument for dragging deep water

5. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Also called cradle a flat board or framework mounted on casters, used to lie on when working under cars

6. (Team Sports / Cricket) Also called daisycutter Cricket a bowled ball that keeps low or travels along the ground

7. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) either of a pair of low iron supports for logs in a hearth

8. (Clothing & Fashion) Informal a shoe with a soft sole

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	creeper - any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping tracheophyte, vascular plant - green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
	2.	creeper - a person who crawls or creeps along the ground crawler individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	3.	creeper - any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet tree creeper oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus Certhiidae, family Certhiidae - creepers American creeper, brown creeper, Certhia americana - a common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill Certhia familiaris, European creeper - common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-curved bill Tichodroma muriaria, tichodrome, wall creeper - crimson-and-grey songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa

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creeper

noun climbing plant, runner, vine (chiefly U.S.), climber, rambler, trailing plant flaming curtains of Virginia creeper

Translations

creeper [ˈkriːpəʳ] N

1. (Bot) → enredadera f

2. creepers (US) (= rompers) (for baby) → pelele m

creeper [ˈkriːpə^r] n → plante f grimpante

creeper

n

(= plant, along ground) → Kriechpflanze f; (upwards) → Kletterpflanze f

(= bird) → Baumläufer m

creepers pl (US) Schuhe mit dicken Gummisohlen, → Leisetreter pl (inf)

creeper [ˈkriːpəʳ] n (Bot) → rampicante m

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creeper [ˈkriːpəʳ] n (Bot) → rampicante m