intransitive verb crept, creeping
- to move along with the body close to the ground, as on hands and knees
- to move slowly, stealthily, timidly, or furtively
- to come on gradually and almost unnoticed: often with up
- to cringe; fawn
- to grow along the ground or a wall, as some plants
- to slip slightly out of position
- ☆ to change in shape as the result of constant stress, temperature, etc.: said of materials, metals, etc.