a person or thing that creeps.
Botany.
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.
Often creepers.
a one-piece garment for an infant, the lower portion resembling briefs and having snaps or buttons across the crotch for convenience in diapering.
Chiefly Northeastern U.S.
a spiked iron plate worn on the shoe to prevent slipping on ice, rock, etc.
Also called brothel creeper. Informal.
a shoe with a thick, soft sole:She wore a miniskirt and creepers.
Also called cradle. Automotive.
a flat framework on casters, on which a mechanic lies while working under an automobile or the like.
Ornithology.
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.
Also creep. Slang.
a sneak thief.
Slang.
a person who makes persistent sexual advances toward someone, or who cheats on a sexual partner.
Slang.
a person who follows someone persistently or stealthily; a stalker.
