Phonetic Breakdown of "creeps"
Learn how to break down "creeps" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/kɹiːps/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
K R IY1 P S
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Definition of "creeps"
Pronunciation: /kɹiːps/
Verb
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To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.Synonyms: crawl
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Of plants, to grow across a surface rather than upwards.
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To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
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To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.
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To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself.
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To slip, or to become slightly displaced.
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To move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility; to fawn.
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To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl.
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To drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a submarine cable.
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To covertly have sex (with a person other than one's primary partner); to cheat with.
Noun
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The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails)
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A relatively small gradual change, variation or deviation (from a planned value) in a measure.
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A slight displacement of an object: the slight movement of something
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The gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively.Example: "christmas creep"
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In sewn books, the tendency of pages on the inside of a quire to stand out farther than those on the outside of it.
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An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.
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The imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock.
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Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric.Synonyms: weirdo
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A frightening and/or disconcerting person, especially one who gives the speaker chills.Example: "Stop following me, you creep!"
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A barrier with small openings used to keep large animals out while allowing smaller animals to pass through.
Noun
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(preceded by definite article) A sensation that things are crawling on one's skin.
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(preceded by definite article) A feeling of fear or horror.Example: "I get the creeps walking down that street, even in broad daylight."