HyperDic: creep_up

English > 1 sense of the expression creep up:
VERBmotioncreep up, sneak upadvance stealthily or unnoticed
English > creep up: 1 sense > verb 1, motion
MeaningAdvance stealthily or unnoticed.
PatternSomething ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Synonymsneak up
Broaderadvance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go onMove forward, also in the metaphorical sense

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