verb

• (intransitive) To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
  "Lizards and snakes crept over the ground."
• (intransitive, of plants) To grow across a surface rather than upwards.
• (intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
  "He tried to creep past the guard without being seen."
• (intransitive) To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.
  "Prices have been creeping up all year."

noun

• (uncountable) The gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively.
  "Christmas creep"
• (publishing) In sewn books, the tendency of pages on the inside of a quire to stand out farther than those on the outside of it.
• (materials science) An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.
• (geology) The imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock.

name

• (historical, derogatory) Acronym of Committee to Re-elect the President, which raised money for Richard Nixon's campaign for 1972 reelection.