Webster's English Dictionarycreep
1. creep \'kre-p\ \'krept\ vi or crept; or creep.ing [ME crepen, fr. OE cre-opan; akin to Gk grypos curved, ben]t 1: to move along with the body prone and close to the ground; also :: to move slowly on hands and knees 2: to move or advance slowly, timidly, or stealthily of a plant 3: to spread or grow over a surface rooting at intervals or clinging with tendrils, stems or aerial roots 4a: to slip or gradually shift position 4b: to change shape permanently from prolonged stress or exposure to high temperaturescrouching posture. CREEP is likely to suggest stealthy, noiseless progress; CRAWL is likely to suggest the movement of legless creatures or the slow laborious progress of a turtle or a badly maimed animal; CRAWL may also connote abjectness or submission SYN syn CREEP, CRAWL mean to move along a surface in a prone or 2. creep n 1: a movement of or like creeping 2: a distressing sensation like that caused by the creeping of insects over one's flesh; esp : a feeling of apprehension or horror - usu. used in pl. 3: an enclosure that young animals can enter while adults are excluded 4: the slow change of dimensions of an object from prolonged exposure to hi gh temperature or stress slang 5a: a flophouse sneak thief 5b: an obnoxious or insignificant person