a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
"The old wooden floorboards began to creep under the weight of the heavy bookshelf, slowly buckling toward the center of the room."
a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
"The farmer installed a creep in the pasture so the calves could nurse safely while keeping the larger cows out."
The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails)
"The damp wall was covered in moss where a small green worm slowly crept along the surface."
grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
"ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings"
To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
"The soldier had to creep through the tall grass so he wouldn't be seen by the enemy."
Initialism of Committee to Re-elect the President, which raised money for Richard Nixon's campaign for 1972 reelection.
"The acronym CREP was short-lived since it stood for the Committee to Re-elect the President that funded Nixon's 1972 bid."
Creep comes from the Old English word crēopan, which originally meant to crawl or twist. Its roots trace back through Germanic languages to a Proto-Indo-European term meaning to turn or wind.