creep
• verb (past and past part. crept) 1 move slowly and carefully, especially to avoid being noticed. 2 move or progress very slowly and steadily. 3 (of a plant) grow along the ground or other surface by extending stems or branches. 4 (creep to) informal behave obsequiously towards. • noun 1 informal a contemptible person, especially one who behaves obsequiously. 2 very slow, steady movement or progress. — PHRASES give someone the creeps informal make someone feel revulsion or fear. make one’s flesh creep cause one to have an unpleasant sensation like that of something crawling over the skin. — ORIGIN Old English.
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