creep vs fan out

creep is a noun but fan out is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
creep	Yes	No	Yes	No
fan out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fan out is a hypernym of creep; that is, fan out is a word with a broader meaning than creep:

Other hypernyms of creep include diffuse, spread, spread out.

creep (noun)	fan out (noun)
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric

creep (verb)	fan out (verb)
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground	move outward
to go stealthily or furtively
grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
show submission or fear