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creeping definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb creep 1 of 4 senses of creep Sense 1 crawl, creep => ramp Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb creep 1 of 4 senses of creep Sense 1 crawl, creep => ramp Entailment of verb creep Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb creep 4 senses of creep Sense 1 crawl, creep => travel, go move locomote Sense 2 sneak, mouse, creep, steal, pussyfoot => walk Sense 3 grow over creep => diffuse, spread, spread out fan out Sense 4 fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel => bend, flex Familiarity of verb creep creep used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb creep Sense 1 crawl, creep => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 2 sneak, mouse, creep, steal, pussyfoot => walk -------------- Sense 3 grow over creep => diffuse, spread, spread out fan out -------------- Sense 4 fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel => bend, flex -------------- Grep of noun creeping creeping creeping bellflower creeping bent creeping bentgrass creeping bugle creeping buttercup creeping charlie creeping crowfoot creeping fern creeping jenny creeping juniper creeping lily creeping oxalis creeping snowberry creeping soft grass creeping spike rush creeping st john's wort creeping thistle creeping thyme creeping willow creeping windmill grass creeping wintergreen creeping wood sorrel creeping zinnia Overview of noun creeping The noun creeping has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. crawl, crawling, creep, creeping -- (a slow creeping 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") Overview of verb creep The verb creep has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (11) crawl, creep -- (move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed") 2. (4) sneak, mouse, creep, steal, pussyfoot -- (to go stealthily or furtively: "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house") 3. (2) grow over creep -- (grow in such a way as to cover (a building, for example); of plants such as ivy) 4. fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel -- (show submission or fear) Overview of adj creeping The adj creeping has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) crawling, creeping -- (moving or progressing very slowly or laboriously especially by or as if by dragging the body along close to the ground; "a riverbank full of crawling crocodiles"; "a creeping tractor") Antonyms of adj creeping 1 sense of creeping Sense 1 crawling, creeping INDIRECT (VIA moving) -> nonmoving, unmoving Similarity of adj creeping 1 sense of creeping Sense 1 crawling, creeping => moving (vs. nonmoving) Attributes of adj creeping Familiarity of adj creeping creeping used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj creeping creeping Overview of noun creeping The noun creeping has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. crawl, crawling, creep, creeping -- (a slow creeping 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") Overview of verb creep The verb creep has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (11) crawl, creep -- (move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed") 2. (4) sneak, mouse, creep, steal, pussyfoot -- (to go stealthily or furtively: "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house") 3. (2) grow over creep -- (grow in such a way as to cover (a building, for example); of plants such as ivy) 4. fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel -- (show submission or fear) Overview of adj creeping The adj creeping has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) crawling, creeping -- (moving or progressing very slowly or laboriously especially by or as if by dragging the body along close to the ground; "a riverbank full of crawling crocodiles"; "a creeping tractor")
creeping definition
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