creep creep /ˈkriːp/

noun

1. A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body  ( crawl , crawling , creep , creeping )
   a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
    A crawl was all that the injured man could manage
   a crawl was all that the injured man could manage
    The traffic moved at a creep
   the traffic moved at a creep
   
2. A pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot  ( creep )
   a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
   
3. A slow longitudinal movement or deformation  ( creep )
   a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
   
4. [Informal] Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric  ( creep [Informal] , spook , weirdie [Informal] , weirdo [Informal] , weirdy [Informal] )
   someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
   
   

verb

1. () Move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground  ( creep , crawl )
   move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
    The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed
   The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed
   
2. () To go stealthily or furtively  ( mouse , pussyfoot [Informal] , sneak , creep )
   to go stealthily or furtively
    ..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house
   ..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house
   
3. () Grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)  ( creep )
   grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
    Ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings
   ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings
   
4. Show submission or fear  ( cower , crawl , creep , cringe , fawn , grovel )
   show submission or fear