- a person or thing that creeps.
- a plant that grows upon or just beneath the surface of the ground, or upon any other surface, sending out rootlets from the stem, as ivy and couch grass.
- a one-piece garment for an infant, the lower portion resembling briefs or having legs extending to the knees, with snaps across the crotch for convenience in diapering.
- a spiked iron plate worn on the shoe to prevent slipping on ice, rock, etc.
- a shoe with a thick, soft sole:She wore a miniskirt and creepers.
- a flat framework on casters, on which a mechanic lies while working under an automobile or the like.
- any of various birds that creep or climb about on trees, especially of the family Certhiidae, as Certhia americana(brown creeper, or tree creeper ), of the Northern Hemisphere.
- a domestic fowl having malformed, short legs, due to a genetic defect.
- a grappling device for dragging a river, lake, etc.
- a sneak thief.
- a person who makes persistent sexual advances toward someone, or who cheats on a sexual partner.
- creep (def. 18).
- a person who follows someone persistently or stealthily; a stalker.
- a person or animal that creeps
- a plant, such as the ivy or periwinkle, that grows by creeping
- any small songbird of the family Certhiidae of the N hemisphere, having a brown-and-white plumage and slender downward-curving bill. They creep up trees to feed on insects
- a hooked instrument for dragging deep water
- a flat board or framework mounted on casters, used to lie on when working under cars
- a bowled ball that keeps low or travels along the ground
- either of a pair of low iron supports for logs in a hearth
- a shoe with a soft sole
