Creep (Noun)
Meaning 1
A pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Meaning 2
Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 3
A slow longitudinal movement or deformation.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The creep of the metal over time caused it to lose its original shape and become misshapen.
- Creep of concrete can lead to a loss of structural integrity and stability over time.
- The creep of the glacier was so slow it was almost imperceptible, but it was relentless.
- The engineer studied the creep of the soil to determine the foundation's stability.
- The creep of the polymer to the stress was accelerated by increasing the temperature.
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Meaning 4
A slow 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".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.