spread out vs creep

creep vs spread out

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

spread out and creep both are verbs.

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

As verbs, creep is a hyponym of spread out; that is, creep is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spread out:

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

Other hyponyms of spread out include percolate, bleed, run, mantle.

spread out (noun)	creep (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

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

Difference between spread out and creep

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