outcreep

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verb

To creep or crawl out.

OriginMiddle English outcrepen →
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Meanings

outcreep1

verboutcreep (third-person singular simple present outcreeps, present participle outcreeping, simple past and past participle outcrept)

present singular third person outcreeps · participle present outcreeping · participle past outcrept · past outcrept

  1. intransitiveTo creep or crawl out.

    The poachers, with swingels, and matches of brimstone, outcreep To steal upon pheasants and drowse them a-perch and asleep.

    1952, Thomas Hardy, Collected poems, page 696
  2. transitiveTo exceed in creeping; creep faster than

    "[…] Is that how he thinks you beat an avalanche of rock? You outcreep it?"

    2009, Bethany Campbell, Whose Little Girl are You?

outcreep2

verboutcreep (third-person singular simple present outcreeps, present participle outcreeping, simple past and past participle outcreeped)

present singular third person outcreeps · participle present outcreeping · participle past outcreeped · past outcreeped

  1. informaltransitiveTo surpass in creeping someone out.

Origin

outcreep · verb

  1. Middle Englishoutcrepen
  2. Englishoutcreep

From Middle English outcrepen, equivalent to out- + creep.

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outcreep · verb

From out- + creep (“to be creepy; make uncomfortable”).

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APA

outcreep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outcreep

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outcreep,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outcreep.

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