creep
English Thesaurus
1. a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body (noun.act)
2. a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | pen, |
| definition | : | an enclosure for confining livestock (noun.artifact) |
3. a slow longitudinal movement or deformation (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | change of location, travel, |
| definition | : | a movement through space that changes the location of something (noun.event) |
4. someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric (noun.person)
5. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | go, locomote, move, travel, |
| definition | : | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | formicate, |
| definition | : | crawl about like ants (verb.motion) |
6. to go stealthily or furtively (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | walk, |
| definition | : | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps (verb.motion) |
7. grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface) (verb.motion)
8. show submission or fear (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | bend, flex, |
| definition | : | form a curve (verb.motion) |
9. a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body (noun.act)
| derivation | : | crawl, creep, crawl, creep, |
| definition | : | move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground (verb.motion) |
10. someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric (noun.person)
| derivation | : | creepy, |
| definition | : | annoying and unpleasant (adj.all) |
11. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | crawl, crawling, creep, creeping, |
| definition | : | a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | crawl, |
| definition | : | a very slow movement (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | angleworm, crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler, |
| definition | : | terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | creep, |
| definition | : | a slow longitudinal movement or deformation (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | crawler, creeper, |
| definition | : | a person who crawls or creeps along the ground (noun.person) |
12. to go stealthily or furtively (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | crawler, creeper, |
| definition | : | a person who crawls or creeps along the ground (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | prowler, sneak, stalker, |
| definition | : | someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions (noun.person) |
13. grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface) (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | creeper, |
| definition | : | any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping (noun.plant) |
14. show submission or fear (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | coward, |
| definition | : | a person who shows fear or timidity (noun.person) |
15. a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body (noun.act)
| derivation | : | crawl, creep, crawl, creep, |
| definition | : | move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground (verb.motion) |
16. someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric (noun.person)
| derivation | : | creepy, |
| definition | : | annoying and unpleasant (adj.all) |
17. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | crawl, crawling, creep, creeping, |
| definition | : | a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | crawl, |
| definition | : | a very slow movement (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | angleworm, crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler, |
| definition | : | terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | creep, |
| definition | : | a slow longitudinal movement or deformation (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | crawler, creeper, |
| definition | : | a person who crawls or creeps along the ground (noun.person) |
18. to go stealthily or furtively (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | crawler, creeper, |
| definition | : | a person who crawls or creeps along the ground (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | prowler, sneak, stalker, |
| definition | : | someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions (noun.person) |
19. grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface) (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | creeper, |
| definition | : | any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping (noun.plant) |
20. show submission or fear (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | coward, |
| definition | : | a person who shows fear or timidity (noun.person) |
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