creeper

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A person or a thing that crawls or creeps.

   • Standing Waters[…] are most unwholesome, putrified, and full of mites, creepers, slimy, muddy, uncleane, corrupt, impure, by reason of the Suns heat, and still standing;
   • With his presence marked by shots of children’s toys overlaid with ominous music, Z is more of a creeper than a reaper—until a shocking, sudden moment midway through the film.
2. 2

   Any creeping animal (such as a serpent), reptile.

3. 3

   A one-piece garment for infants designed to facilitate access to the wearer's diaper.

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   1. 4

      A device which allows a small child to safely roam around a room from a seated or…

      A device which allows a small child to safely roam around a room from a seated or standing position.

   2. 5

      A metal plate with spikes, designed to be worn with shoes to prevent slipping.

   3. 6

      A spur-like device strapped to the boot to facilitate climbing.

   4. 7

      A small low iron, or dog, between the andirons.

   5. 8

      An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dredging up items from a well or other water.

   6. 9

      Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another,…

      Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another, such as an apron in a carding machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen.

   7. 10

      Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping, especially a climbing plant of…

      Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping, especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus.

      • Then the piglet tore loose from the creepers and scurried into the undergrowth.
   8. 11

      A treecreeper.

   9. 12

      Strophitus undulatus, a freshwater mussel of the eastern United States.

   10. 13

       A small four-hooked grapnel used to recover objects dropped onto the sea bed.

   11. 14

       The lowest gear of some tractors or trucks

       The lowest gear of some tractors or trucks: one with so low a gear ratio that the vehicle creeps along at the speed of a human's slow walk.

       • Throwing it in creeper and then getting out to work alongside is strictly forbidden because it is too dangerous if anything goes wrong.
   12. 15

       A low-profile wheeled platform whereupon one may lie on one's back and gain better access…

       A low-profile wheeled platform whereupon one may lie on one's back and gain better access to the roof of a space with very low height (such as the underbody of a vehicle), or a low stool similarly wheeled.

       • If my phone rings while I'm on a creeper underneath the car with oil on my hands, well, the caller will just have to leave a voicemail.
   13. 16

       A person who creeps people out

       A person who creeps people out; a creepy person.

       • Don't go to a nightclub to find a boyfriend. They're all creepers there.
   14. 17

       A kind of shoe, usually with a suede upper and a thick crepe sole, associated with…

       A kind of shoe, usually with a suede upper and a thick crepe sole, associated with various 20th-century subcultures.

   15. 18

       A ball that travels low, near ground level.

       • May joined Hutton and proceeded to play masterly cricket in which the straight-drive predominated. There was always the possibility that he might be trapped by a creeper, but May watched the ball intently.

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