The meaning of Crept
Crept – definition
verbMove slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.
Usage examples:
He crept downstairs, hardly making any noiseverb(of a plant) grow along the ground or other surface by means of extending stems or branches.
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Thorny roses crept up the dull gray wallsverb(of a plastic solid) undergo gradual deformation under stress.
nounA detestable person.
Usage examples:
I thought he was a nasty little creep
nounSlow steady movement, especially when imperceptible.
Usage examples:
An attempt to prevent this slow creep of costs
nounAn opening in a hedge or wall for an animal to pass through.
Usage examples:
Low in the wall are creeps, through which ewes gain access to grazing from the pastures behind
nounSolid food given to young farm animals in order to wean them.
Usage examples:
We've started to wean the lambs earlier and to keep them on creep
Past simple and past participle of creep
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Word origin
Old English crēopan ‘move with the body close to the ground’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruipen . Sense 1 of the verb dates from Middle English.
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