- creep up on someone or something
- creep up on someone or somethingto sneak up on someone or something. •
Please don't creep up on me like that. You scared me to death.
•The cat crept up on the mouse.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
creep up on someone or something
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creep up on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms creep up on : present tense I/you/we/they creep up on he/she/it creeps up on present participle creeping up on past tense crept up on past participle crept up on 1) creep up on someone to move towards someone… … 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 — I UK [kriːp] / US [krɪp] verb [intransitive] Word forms creep : present tense I/you/we/they creep he/she/it creeps present participle creeping past tense crept UK [krept] / US past participle crept * 1) if someone creeps somewhere, they move… … English dictionary
creep — creepingly, adv. /kreep/, v., crept, creeping, n. v.i. 1. to move slowly with the body close to the ground, as a reptile or an insect, or a person on hands and knees. 2. to approach slowly, imperceptibly, or stealthily (often fol. by up): We… … Universalium
creep — /krip / (say kreep) verb (i) (crept, creeping) 1. to move with the body close to the ground, as a reptile or an insect. 2. to move slowly, imperceptibly, or stealthily. 3. to enter undetected; to sneak up behind. 4. to move or behave timidly or… …
creep — verb (past and past participle crept krɛpt) 1》 move slowly and carefully, especially in order to avoid being heard or noticed. ↘move or progress very slowly and steadily. ↘(of a plant) grow along the ground or other surface by extending… … English new terms dictionary
creep — [[t]krip[/t]] v. crept or, sometimes, creeped; creep•ing, n. 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… … From formal English to slang
creep — to do something without letting other people know (Slowly or Quietly) or behind someone s back Have you heard, one of our coworkers is creeping with the boss wife … Dictionary of american slang
