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creep
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- C
- Ends with
- P
- Contains
- REE
- Scrabble score
- 9
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
“a crawl was all that the injured man could manage”
noun
a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
noun
a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
noun
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
verb
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
“The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed”
verb
to go stealthily or furtively
“… stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house”
verb
grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
“ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings”
verb
show submission or fear
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Example Sentences
a crawl was all that the injured man could manage
the traffic moved at a creep
The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed
… stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house
ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings
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