creeper
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈkɹipɚ/
Noun

creeper (plural creepers)

  1. A person or a thing that crawls or creeps.
  2. (often, in the plural) A one-piece garment for infants designed to facilitate access to the wearer's diaper.
  3. A device which allows a small child to safely roam around a room from a seated or standing position.
  4. A metal plate with spikes, designed to be worn with shoes to prevent slipping.
  5. A spur-like device strapped to the boot to facilitate climbing.
  6. (chiefly, in the plural) A small low iron, or dog, between the andirons.
  7. An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dredging up items from a well or other water.
  8. Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another, such as an apron in a carding machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen.
  9. Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping; especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus.
    • 1964, William Golding, Lord of the Flies
      Then the piglet tore loose from the creepers and scurried into the undergrowth.
  10. A treecreeper.
  11. (nautical) A small four-hooked grapnel used to recover objects dropped onto the sea bed.
  12. The lowest gear of a tractor or truck.
    Synonyms: creeper gear, creeper shift
  13. A low-profile wheeled platform whereupon an auto mechanic may lie on their back and gain better access to the underbody of a vehicle.
  14. (pejorative, slang) A person who creeps people out; a creepy person.
    Don't go to a nightclub to find a boyfriend. They're all creepers there.
  15. A kind of shoe, usually with a suede upper and a thick crepe sole, associated with various 20th-century subcultures.
  16. (cricket) A ball that travels low, near ground level.
    • 2009, Steven Lynch, Wisden on the Ashes (page 292)
      May joined Hutton and proceeded to play masterly cricket in which the straight-drive predominated. There was always the possibility that he might be trapped by a creeper, but May watched the ball intently.
Synonyms
  • (one who crawls) crawler
  • (garment) babygro, creepers, diaper shirt, infant bodysuit, snapsuit
  • (climbing plant) climber
  • (wheeled platform) cradle
Translations
  • Italian: persona che si trascina, persona che si muove furtivamente
Translations
  • Italian: girello
  • Russian: крипер
Translations
  • French: plante grimpante
  • Italian: pianta rampicante, pianta strisciante
  • Spanish: rastrera
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