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crept [krept] VB

crept pt, pp of creep

See also creep up on , creep

creep up on VB trans to creep up on sb

2. creep up on (affect):

I . creep <crept, crept> [kri:p] VB intr

1. creep (move furtively):

2. creep (move slowly):

3. creep (climb):

4. creep (develop):

II . creep [kri:p] N inf

I . creep <crept, crept> [kri:p] VB intr

1. creep (move furtively):

2. creep (move slowly):

3. creep (climb):

4. creep (develop):

II . creep [kri:p] N inf

bracket creep N ECON

creep into VB trans to creep into sth

1. creep into (move quietly):

2. creep into (appear):

3. creep into (fill):

I . creep up VB intr

1. creep up (move quietly):

2. creep up (increase):

creep up on VB trans to creep up on sb

2. creep up on (affect):

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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She sat down to rest under an acacia tree and a black mamba snake crept upon her belly before slithering away, leaving her unharmed.
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However, a few typographical errors have crept into their books as a result.
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But part of the appeal of music from the 1980s probably lies in the ageing demographic of telly-watchers and film-goers, which has crept remorselessly upwards over the years.
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Along with the facelift, engine outputs all crept up by a few horsepower.
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Fearful that she had been spotted by the abductor, she crept back into her bed.
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Corruption, nepotism, political opportunism crept in after long 32 years in power.
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Last month an ambulance worker told how a fox crept into her house through the cat flap and attacked her.
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The lifeless seas, filthy and reeking, crept up on mankind, inch by inch.
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While we once crept into the confessional to be cleansed of sin; colonic irrigation now purges us of all excess and seaweed ablutions substitute for absolution.
www.independent.ie
He then crept on his hands and knees to an empty animal enclosure to avoid capture and stayed there for two days and nights insensible.
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