Creep | Mean of creep in English Dictionary

/ˈkriːp/

• Verb
• to move slowly with the body close to the ground
1. A spider was creeping [=crawling] along the bathroom floor.
2. She crept toward the edge of the roof and looked over.
• to move slowly and quietly especially in order to not be noticed
1. I caught him creeping down the stairs to the kitchen.
2. She crept into bed next to her sleeping husband.
• to go or seem to go very slowly
1. The hours crept by as we waited for morning.
2. a train creeping through the town

• to appear gradually and in a way that is difficult to notice
1. The price of gasoline has crept back up to three dollars a gallon.
2. A few mistakes crept in during the last revision of the paper.
• to grow along the ground or up a surface (such as a tree or wall)
1. ivy creeping up a wall
2. a creeping vine
• to be extremely nice to someone in order to get approval or some advantage for yourself
1. He's been creeping (up) to the boss for months, so it's no surprise he got a promotion.
• to cause (someone) to have an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or fear
1. That guy really creeps me out.
2. I felt creeped out being alone in the office at night.
• to slowly and quietly move closer to (someone) without being noticed
1. We tried to creep up on [=sneak up on] them but they heard our footsteps.
2. Old age creeps up on us.
3. The deadline crept up on me.
• Noun
• a strange person who you strongly dislike
1. Leave me alone, you creep! [=jerk, weirdo]
• an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or fear
1. I get the creeps every time he walks by.
2. I hate snakes. They give me the creeps.
3. That guy gives me the creeps.