The cat crept into the bedroom.
•Max planned to creep into the house and take cash and jewelry.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
creep — vb Creep, crawl mean to move slowly along a surface in a prone or crouching position. Creep is more often used of quadrupeds or of human beings who move on all fours and proceed slowly, stealthily, or silently {a baby creeps before it walks}… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
creep — Ⅰ. creep UK US /kriːp/ verb [I] ► to change very slowly, especially to increase: »Fuel prices dropped in April, but they are starting to creep higher now. Ⅱ. creep UK US /kriːp/ noun [U] ► slow and gradual change, especially when something… … Financial and business terms
Creep Mouse — is an informal game played with babies. In the game, one (child, teenager, or adult) marching his or her two fingers up from the infants toes towards the babys mid section, reciting a rhythmic verse something like “Here, comes, the, creep, mouse … Wikipedia
creep in something — ˌcreep ˈin/ˈinto sth derived to begin to happen or affect sth • As she became more tired, errors began to creep into her work. Main entry: ↑creepderived … Useful english dictionary
creep into something — ˌcreep ˈin/ˈinto sth derived to begin to happen or affect sth • As she became more tired, errors began to creep into her work. Main entry: ↑creepderived … Useful english dictionary
creep somebody out — ˌcreep sb ˈout derived (creeped, creeped)(NAmE, informal) to make sb feel afraid, uncomfortable or disgusted • He said the empty streets creeped him out … Useful english dictionary
creep — creep1 [kri:p] v past tense and past participle crept [krept] [I always + adverb/preposition] [: Old English; Origin: creopan] 1.) to move in a quiet, careful way, especially to avoid attracting attention creep into/over/around etc ▪ Johann would … Dictionary of contemporary English
creep — creep1 [ krip ] (past tense and past participle crept [ krept ] ) verb intransitive * 1. ) if someone creeps somewhere, they move there quietly and slowly: I crept downstairs when everyone was asleep. She crept quietly into bed. a ) if a vehicle… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
creep — 1 verb past tense and past participle crept, (intransitive always + adv/prep) 1 to move in a quiet, careful way, especially to avoid attracting attention (+ into/over/around etc): Johann would creep into the gallery to listen to the singers. | He … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
creep — [[t]kri͟ːp[/t]] creeps, creeping, crept 1) VERB When people or animals creep somewhere, they move quietly and slowly. [V adv/prep] Back I go to the hotel and creep up to my room... [V adv/prep] The rabbit creeps away and hides in a hole. 2) VERB… … English dictionary
creep in — phrasal verb creep in or creep into [intransitive] Word forms creep in : present tense I/you/we/they creep in he/she/it creeps in present participle creeping in past tense crept in past participle crept in 1) to gradually start to affect or… … English dictionary
