undercreepv.

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2a(b), 4a(b) Compare Old English undercréopan.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: underˈcreep.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

1. intransitive. To creep in (stealthily).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > move stealthily [verb (intransitive)] > enter

undercreep1382

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Deut. xv. 9 Be war lest perauenture vndur crepe [L. subrepat] to thee a wickid thouȝt.

c1407 J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte 6226 For age, or they taken kepe, Lyche a thefe wil vnderkrepe, And appallen the beaute.

a. transitive. To creep in beneath. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > cause or effect (harm) [verb (transitive)] > do harm or injury to > gradually or secretly

undergoc1000

minec1422

undercreepa1440

cankera1450

undermine1565

cankerfret1585

sap1711

honeycomb1821

white-ant1905

submarine1917

sabotage1918

undercut1955

monkeywrench1986

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > descend [verb (transitive)] > go or move under

undergoc1220

undercreep1558

underrun1594

a1440 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 40 And now hath vndircrept them necligence, charite chyillith.

1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos vi. sig. Q.j^v That seat, men say, do Fansies keepe, And Dreames vncertaine dwell, and euery leafe they vndercreepe.

a1612 J. Harington Treat Playe in Nugæ Antiquæ (1775) II. 34 The olde wall standes by the helpe of that ive that was the first cause of rotting and vndercreepinge the fowndacion thearof.

?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) ix. 587 I then, Choosing myself the fairest of the den, His fleecy belly under-crept.

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. D When we that stately wall had undercrept, We straightway found our selves in Dizoie.

b. figurative. To subvert secretly; to outdo by craft or stealth; to undersell in trade.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (transitive)] > expose or offer for sale > at a lower price than

undercreep1592

undersell1622

under-price1890

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > cause or effect (harm) [verb (transitive)] > do harm or injury to > gradually or secretly > by craft or stealth

undercreep1592

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > treat cunningly [verb (transitive)] > circumvent or overreach

overgoc1275

circumvene1526

circumvent1564

undercreep1592

overreach1594

circuit1614

out-juggle1620

outwit?1630

out-plot1648

overwit1671

Cretizea1673

outjockey1714

to steal a march1771

to get over ——1784

Jew1825

outfox1872

outsmart1926

blindside1968

1592 in R. W. Cochran-Patrick Records Mining in Scotl. (1878) 59 And thairby sum persones seikand thair avin commoditie myndis to vndercrepe my rycht and tytill.

1592 in R. W. Cochran-Patrick Records Mining in Scotl. (1878) 61.

1602 in H. Foley Rec. Eng. Prov. Soc. Jesus (1875) I. i. 10 He approved it for better policy to undercreep the Scottish agents here.

1623 Sir J. Eliot in Forster Life (1864) I. 169 Now, for the price, others under-creep us, and so fore~stall our markets.

c. To evade, escape.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > escape > escape from [verb (transitive)] > contrive to escape or evade > justice or the law

undercreepa1618

collude1642

a1618 W. Raleigh Prerogatiue Parl. (1628) 34 Surely my Lord, it is a greater treason (though it vndercrepe the law) to teare from the Crowne the ornaments thereof.

Derivatives

underˈcreeping n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > [noun] > flowing under ground

undercreeping1398

underflow1890

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [adjective]

creepinga1400

slyc1440

prowling1546

stealing1574

sneaking1590

cat-footed1598

soft-footed1603

surrepent1608

cat-likea1616

stealthya1616

grassant1659

sliving1661

creep-mouse1766

secret1768

slinking1841

pussy-footed1893

undercreeping1893

pussyfooting1926

slinky1951

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xiii. xix Bi vndercreping and..preuey rennynge of water erþe is ywasted somme and somme.

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Undercreeping, mean; pitiful; in an underhand way. Somerset. (Also 1863– in south-western glossaries.)

1893 W. Raymond Gentleman Upcott's Daughter ix. (E.D.D.) Above everything he hated undercreeping.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	undercreep
释义	undercreepv. Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2a(b), 4a(b) Compare Old English undercréopan.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: underˈcreep. Obsolete exc. dialect. 1. intransitive. To creep in (stealthily). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > move stealthily [verb (intransitive)] > enter undercreep1382 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Deut. xv. 9 Be war lest perauenture vndur crepe [L. subrepat] to thee a wickid thouȝt. c1407 J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte 6226 For age, or they taken kepe, Lyche a thefe wil vnderkrepe, And appallen the beaute. 2. a. transitive. To creep in beneath. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > cause or effect (harm) [verb (transitive)] > do harm or injury to > gradually or secretly undergoc1000 minec1422 undercreepa1440 cankera1450 undermine1565 cankerfret1585 sap1711 honeycomb1821 white-ant1905 submarine1917 sabotage1918 undercut1955 monkeywrench1986 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > descend [verb (transitive)] > go or move under undergoc1220 undercreep1558 underrun1594 a1440 Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 40 And now hath vndircrept them necligence, charite chyillith. 1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos vi. sig. Q.j^v That seat, men say, do Fansies keepe, And Dreames vncertaine dwell, and euery leafe they vndercreepe. a1612 J. Harington Treat Playe in Nugæ Antiquæ (1775) II. 34 The olde wall standes by the helpe of that ive that was the first cause of rotting and vndercreepinge the fowndacion thearof. ?1615 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses (new ed.) ix. 587 I then, Choosing myself the fairest of the den, His fleecy belly under-crept. 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. D When we that stately wall had undercrept, We straightway found our selves in Dizoie. b. figurative. To subvert secretly; to outdo by craft or stealth; to undersell in trade. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (transitive)] > expose or offer for sale > at a lower price than undercreep1592 undersell1622 under-price1890 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > cause or effect (harm) [verb (transitive)] > do harm or injury to > gradually or secretly > by craft or stealth undercreep1592 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > treat cunningly [verb (transitive)] > circumvent or overreach overgoc1275 circumvene1526 circumvent1564 undercreep1592 overreach1594 circuit1614 out-juggle1620 outwit?1630 out-plot1648 overwit1671 Cretizea1673 outjockey1714 to steal a march1771 to get over ——1784 Jew1825 outfox1872 outsmart1926 blindside1968 1592 in R. W. Cochran-Patrick Records Mining in Scotl. (1878) 59 And thairby sum persones seikand thair avin commoditie myndis to vndercrepe my rycht and tytill. 1592 in R. W. Cochran-Patrick Records Mining in Scotl. (1878) 61. 1602 in H. Foley Rec. Eng. Prov. Soc. Jesus (1875) I. i. 10 He approved it for better policy to undercreep the Scottish agents here. 1623 Sir J. Eliot in Forster Life (1864) I. 169 Now, for the price, others under-creep us, and so fore~stall our markets. c. To evade, escape. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > escape from [verb (transitive)] > contrive to escape or evade > justice or the law undercreepa1618 collude1642 a1618 W. Raleigh Prerogatiue Parl. (1628) 34 Surely my Lord, it is a greater treason (though it vndercrepe the law) to teare from the Crowne the ornaments thereof. Derivatives underˈcreeping n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > [noun] > flowing under ground undercreeping1398 underflow1890 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > [adjective] creepinga1400 slyc1440 prowling1546 stealing1574 sneaking1590 cat-footed1598 soft-footed1603 surrepent1608 cat-likea1616 stealthya1616 grassant1659 sliving1661 creep-mouse1766 secret1768 slinking1841 pussy-footed1893 undercreeping1893 pussyfooting1926 slinky1951 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xiii. xix Bi vndercreping and..preuey rennynge of water erþe is ywasted somme and somme. 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Undercreeping, mean; pitiful; in an underhand way. Somerset. (Also 1863– in south-western glossaries.) 1893 W. Raymond Gentleman Upcott's Daughter ix. (E.D.D.) Above everything he hated undercreeping. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1382
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