creep
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9.6
- noun
- /krip/
- Specialized
:
corral para crías
- The farmer built a small creep to allow the young goats to eat without the adults pushing them away.
Examples
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They installed a creep for the lambs to feed safely while the older sheep roamed outside.
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The zoo created a special creep for the baby elephants to enjoy their meals without competition from the grown-ups.
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At least there is a valid transition for one creep...
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He's probably got those animal control creeps right where he wants them.
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And when Chapin hanged in Connecticut, they found this old creep with his neck broken.
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But because she wasn't attracted to him, he becomes a creep who was practically raping her.
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We've invented lots of things here, from the term "FNOB" to a greater awareness of logo creep.
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That Kiwi noted a "bloody good parody" means he's the central instigating creep, and probably the only one.
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And she pointed this out to me, "Looky there, Osco, "at the cute little creep mousey in his mousey, mousey bed.
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I have actually been alone with a classmate in college in a school elevator, and he did molest me... so from someone who actually was in the elevator with a creep who acted on his creep feelings (who did no talking at all).
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Compounds
- Literature
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8.5
When inflation raises pay, people move into higher tax bands and pay more tax without getting richer
- Specialized
Special food given to young animals like piglets or calves that adults cannot reach
Surface Forms
Etymology
Creep for a small animal pen is easy to remember because young animals 'creep' through a small opening to feed while adults are kept out, so the little enclosure is called a 'creep'.