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becreep

verb

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans bekruip, or alternatively from Dutch bekruipen, both from Middle Dutch becrûpen, equivalent to be- + creep.

  1. derived from becrûpen
  2. borrowed from bekruipen
  3. borrowed from bekruip

Definitions

  1. To creep up on

    To creep up on; stalk

    • But they, seeing that there was not sufficient cover for them to “becreep” the rhinoceros with safety, allowed Robert to go on alone.
    • “Two o'clock am a troop of buffaloes came to drink at our pool and one of my boys, whose leg had been broken last year by an elephant, becrept them and shot one which turned out to be in good condition. […]"
    • Or malachite in green coprolitic stools like small stone turds becrept a brassy green.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA