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creep vs move

move vs creep

creep and move both are nouns.

creep and move both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
creep Yes No Yes No
move Yes No Yes No
As verbs, move is a hypernym of creep; that is, move is a word with a broader meaning than creep:
  • creep: move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
  • move: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Other hypernyms of creep include go, locomote, travel.
creep (noun) move (noun)
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body the act of deciding to do something
a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot the act of changing your residence or place of business
a slow longitudinal movement or deformation (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric a change of position that does not entail a change of location
the act of changing location from one place to another
creep (verb) move (verb)
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground be in a state of action
to go stealthily or furtively go or proceed from one point to another
grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface) progress by being changed
show submission or fear propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
have a turn; make one's move in a game
give an incentive for action
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
arouse sympathy or compassion in
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
dispose of by selling
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
follow a procedure or take a course
live one's life in a specified environment
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