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C0737400 (krēp) intr.v. crept (krĕpt), creep·ing, creeps 1. To move with the body close to the ground, as on hands and knees. 2. a. To move stealthily or cautiously. b. To move or proceed very slowly: Traffic creeps at that hour. 3. Botany a. To grow or spread along a surface, rooting at intervals or clinging by means of suckers or tendrils. b. To grow horizontally under the ground, as the rhizomes of many plants. 4. To slip out of place; shift gradually. 5. To have a tingling sensation, made by or as if by things moving stealthily: a moan that made my flesh creep. n. 1. The act of creeping; a creeping motion or progress. 2. Slang An annoyingly unpleasant, unsettling, or repulsive person. 3. A slow flow of metal when under high temperature or great pressure. 4. A slow change in a characteristic of electronic equipment, such as a decrease in power with continued usage. 5. A usually unplanned and gradual shift or increase in uses or objectives away from what was originally specified or limited. Often used in combination: the function creep of using social security numbers for general identification purposes; mission creep from a military peacekeeping role to one of providing economic development. 6. Geology The slow movement of rock debris and soil down a weathered slope. 7. creeps Informal A sensation of fear or repugnance, as if things were crawling on one's skin: That house gives me the creeps. Phrasal Verb: creep out Informal To cause (someone) to feel fear or repugnance: The scary movie really creeped me out.

[Middle English crepen, from Old English crēopan.]

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(kriːp) vb (intr) , creeps, creeping or crept1. to crawl with the body near to or touching the ground2. to move slowly, quietly, or cautiously3. to act in a servile way; fawn; cringe4. to move or slip out of place, as from pressure or wear5. (Botany) (of plants) to grow along the ground or over rocks, producing roots, suckers, or tendrils at intervals6. (of a body or substance) to become permanently deformed as a result of an applied stress, often when combined with heating7. to develop gradually: creeping unrest. 8. (Physiology) to have the sensation of something crawling over the skin9. (Metallurgy) (of metals) to undergo slow plastic deformationn10. the act of creeping or a creeping movement11. slang a person considered to be obnoxious or servile12. the continuous permanent deformation of a body or substance as a result of stress or heat13. (Geological Science) geology the gradual downwards movement of loose rock material, soil, etc, on a slope14. (Mechanical Engineering) a slow relative movement of two adjacent parts, structural components, etc15. (Metallurgy) slow plastic deformation of metals[Old English crēopan; related to Old Frisian kriāpa, Old Norse krjūpa, Middle Low German krūpen]

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v. crept or, sometimes, creeped; creep•ing,
n. v.i. 1. to move slowly with the body close to the ground, on hands and knees, or the like. 2. to approach slowly and stealthily (often fol. by up). 3. to advance slowly and often with difficulty: The car crept up the hill. 4. to sneak up behind someone (usu. fol. by up on): The prisoner crept up on the guard and knocked him out. 5. to become evident gradually (often fol. by in or into): The writer's bias creeps into the story. 6. to grow along the ground, a wall, etc., as a plant. 7. to slip, slide, or shift gradually. 8. (of a metal object) to become deformed, as under continuous loads or at high temperatures. v.t. 9. Archaic. to creep along or over. n. 10. an act or instance of creeping. 11. Slang. an eccentric or obnoxious person. 12. a. the gradual movement downhill of loose soil, rock, gravel, etc.; solifluction. b. the slow deformation of solid rock resulting from constant stress applied over long periods. 13. Mech. the gradual, permanent deformation of a body produced by a continued application of heat or stress. 14. the creeps, a sensation of fear, disgust, or the like, as of something crawling over the skin: That movie gave me the creeps. Idioms: make one's flesh creep, to cause one to be frightened or repelled. [before 900; Middle English crepen, Old English crēopan; c. Old Saxon criopan, Old Norse krjūpa]

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Past participle: crept
Gerund: creeping

Imperative
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Present
I creep
you creep
he/she/it creeps
we creep
you creep
they creep

Preterite
I crept
you crept
he/she/it crept
we crept
you crept
they crept

Present Continuous
I am creeping
you are creeping
he/she/it is creeping
we are creeping
you are creeping
they are creeping

Present Perfect
I have crept
you have crept
he/she/it has crept
we have crept
you have crept
they have crept

Past Continuous
I was creeping
you were creeping
he/she/it was creeping
we were creeping
you were creeping
they were creeping

Past Perfect
I had crept
you had crept
he/she/it had crept
we had crept
you had crept
they had crept

Future
I will creep
you will creep
he/she/it will creep
we will creep
you will creep
they will creep

Future Perfect
I will have crept
you will have crept
he/she/it will have crept
we will have crept
you will have crept
they will have crept

Future Continuous
I will be creeping
you will be creeping
he/she/it will be creeping
we will be creeping
you will be creeping
they will be creeping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been creeping
you have been creeping
he/she/it has been creeping
we have been creeping
you have been creeping
they have been creeping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been creeping
you will have been creeping
he/she/it will have been creeping
we will have been creeping
you will have been creeping
they will have been creeping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been creeping
you had been creeping
he/she/it had been creeping
we had been creeping
you had been creeping
they had been creeping

Conditional
I would creep
you would creep
he/she/it would creep
we would creep
you would creep
they would creep

Past Conditional
I would have crept
you would have crept
he/she/it would have crept
we would have crept
you would have crept
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The gradual downslope movement of soil or rock fragments, due to gravity.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	creep - someone unpleasantly strange or eccentricspook, weirdie, weirdo, weirdydisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
	2.	creep - a slow longitudinal movement or deformationchange of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something
	3.	creep - a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannotpen - an enclosure for confining livestock
	4.	creep - a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"crawling, creeping, crawllocomotion, travel - self-propelled movement
Verb	1.	creep - move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"crawlgo, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"formicate - crawl about like ants
	2.	creep - to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"mouse, pussyfoot, sneakwalk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	3.	creep - grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface); "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings"diffuse, fan out, spread out, spread - move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"
	4.	creep - show submission or fearfawn, grovel, cower, cringe, crawlbend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

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verb1. crawl, worm, wriggle, squirm, slither, writhe, drag yourself, edge, inch, crawl on all fours The rabbit crept off and hid in a hole.2. sneak, steal, tiptoe, slink, skulk, approach unnoticed I went back to the hotel and crept up to my room.noun1. (Slang) bootlicker (informal), sneak, sycophant, crawler (slang), toady, brown-noser (taboo slang), ass-kisser (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang) He's a smug, sanctimonious little creep.creep to someone grovel to, pander to, suck up to (informal), kiss someone's ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), brown-nose (taboo slang), scrape to, kowtow to, fawn on, toady to, truckle to, insinuate yourself with I can't stand the way he creeps to the bosses.give someone the creeps (Informal) disgust, frighten, scare, terrify, horrify, repel, repulse, make you wince, make your hair stand on end, make you squirm, make you flinch, scare the bejesus out of (informal), make you quail, make you shrink I've always hated that painting. It gives me the creeps.

creep

verb1. To move along in a crouching or prone position:crawl, slide, snake, worm.2. To move silently and furtively:glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak, steal.Slang: gumshoe.3. To advance slowly:crawl, drag, inch.4. To experience a repugnant tingling sensation:crawl.nounA very slow rate of speed:crawl, snail's pace.

Translations

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(kriːp) – past tense past participle crept (krept) – verb1. to move slowly, quietly or secretly. He crept into the bedroom.蹑手蹑脚的走2. to move on hands or knees or with the body close to the ground. The cat crept towards the bird. 爬行，匍匐 3. (of plants) to grow along the ground, up a wall etc. （植）蔓延

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(kriːp) noun (slang) a disgusting person. Leave her alone, you creep. （俚）讨厌的家伙 ˈcreeper noun a creeping plant. 葡匐植物ˈcreepy adjective causing feelings of fear etc. The house is rather creepy at night.令人毛骨悚然的ˈcreepily adverb令人毛骨悚然地ˈcreepiness noun令人感到毛骨悚然ˌcreepy-ˈcrawly – plural ˌcreepy-ˈcrawlies – noun a small creeping insect. 爬行的昆虫creep up on to approach slowly and stealthily. Old age creeps up on us all.慢慢而偷偷地接近make someone's flesh creep to scare or horrify someone. 吓唬，令人汗毛直竖

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→ 悄悄地缓慢前进zhCN, 爬行zhCN

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1. Geology the gradual downwards movement of loose rock material, soil, etc., on a slope 2. a slow relative movement of two adjacent parts, structural components, etc. 3. slow plastic deformation of metals

creep

[krēp] (electronics) A slow change in a characteristic with time or usage. (engineering) The tendency of wood to move while it is being cut, particularly when being mitered. (geology) A slow, imperceptible downward movement of slope-forming rock or soil under sheer stress. (graphic arts) A forward movement of the blanket during offset printing. (mechanics) A time-dependent strain of solids caused by stress. (mining engineering) squeeze

Creep (materials)

The time-dependent strain occurring when solids are subjected to an applied stress. See Stress and strain

Some of the different kinds of creep phenomena that can be exhibited by materials are shown in the illustration. The strain ε = ΔL/L₀, in which L₀ is the initial length of a body and ΔL is its increase in length, is plotted against the time t for which it is subjected to an applied stress. The most common kind of creep response is represented by the curve A. Following the loading strain ε₀, the creep rate, as indicated by the slope of the curve, is high but decreases as the material deforms during the primary creep stage. At sufficiently large strains, the material creeps at a constant rate. This is called the secondary or steady-state creep stage. Ordinarily this is the most important stage of creep since the time to failure t_f is determined primarily by the secondary creep rate _s. In the case of tension creep, the secondary creep stage is eventually interrupted by the onset of tertiary creep, which is characterized by internal fracturing of the material, creep acceleration, and finally failure. The creep rate is usually very temperature-dependent. At low temperatures or applied stresses the time scale can be thousands of years or longer. At high temperatures the entire creep process can occur in a matter of seconds. Another kind of creep response is shown by curve B. This is the sort of strain-time behavior observed when the applied stress is partially or completely removed in the course of creep. This results in time-dependent or anelastic strain recovery.

i. The gradual rotation of a tire around a wheel. To detect creeping, white index marks are made on tires and wheels and are called creep marks. Some tires have two molded arrows in between which creep marks are painted.
ii. The property of a metal that allows it to be permanently deformed when subject to stress (e.g., turbine blades that operate at temperatures at which creep can become serious). Creep increases with temperature, duration, and magnitude of force.
Primary creep, stage 1, is a period of decreasing creep rate. Primary creep is a period of primarily transient creep. During this period deformation takes place and the resistance to creep increases until stage 2. Secondary creep, stage 2, is a period of roughly constant creep rate. Stage 2 is referred to as steady state creep. Tertiary creep, stage 3, occurs when there is a reduction in cross sectional area due to necking or effective reduction in area due to internal void formation.

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verb crawl

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verb sneak

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noun bootlicker

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phrase creep to someone

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phrase give someone the creeps

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verb to move along in a crouching or prone position

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verb to move silently and furtively

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verb to advance slowly

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verb to experience a repugnant tingling sensation

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noun a very slow rate of speed

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noun someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric

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noun a slow longitudinal movement or deformation

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noun a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot

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noun a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

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verb move slowly

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verb to go stealthily or furtively

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verb grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)

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verb show submission or fear

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