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
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Sense 2
sneak, mouse, creep, steal, pussyfoot
=> walk
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Sense 3
grow over creep
=> diffuse, spread, spread out fan out
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Sense 4
fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel
=> bend, flex
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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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