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creep verb

  /kɹiːp/ , [kʰɹiːp]
  • (intransitive, of plants) To grow across a surface rather than upwards.
ramper

creep noun

  /kɹiːp/ , [kʰɹiːp]
  • (materials science) An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.
fatigue, fluage
  • The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails).
rampement
  • (geology) The imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock.
reptation
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