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Creep

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Meaning

Verb

●
In Gaits:
To
with the
the ground.
●
To
across a
upwards.
●
To
and
in a particular direction.
●
To make small
changes, usually in a particular direction.
●
In Gaits:
To
a
or
; to
or
; to
in; to
itself or oneself.
●
To
, or to become
displaced.
●
To
or
with
or
; to fawn.
●
In Gaits:
To have a
the
of the body; to crawl.
●
To
with
,
a
cable.
●
In African-American Vernacular English:
To
(with a person
); to
with.

Noun

●
The
of something that
(like
or snails).
●
A
small
change,
or
(from a
value) in a measure.
●
A
of an
; the
of something.
●
The
or
of something beyond its
or
, considered negatively.
●
In Publishing:
In
, the
of
of a
to
farther than those
of it.
●
In Materials science:
An increase in
; the
or
of a
under stress.
●
In Geology:
The
of
rock.
⚠️
Someone
, especially one who is
or eccentric.
⚠️
In People:
A person who
in
or
harassment.
●
In Agriculture:
A
with small
used to keep large
out while
to
through.

Name

⚠️
Acronym of Committee to Re-elect the President, which
money for Richard Nixon's
for 1972 reelection.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

creep
English
arrow
crepen
Middle English (1100-1500)
arrow
creopan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym

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