creep vs spread out

spread out vs creep

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

creep and spread out both are verbs.

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

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

creep: grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
spread out: move outward

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

creep (noun)	spread 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)	spread out (verb)
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground	set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series
to go stealthily or furtively	spread out or open from a closed or folded state
grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)	move outward
show submission or fear	extend in one or more directions
	move away from each other
	turn outward
	strew or distribute over an area

Difference between creep and spread out

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