upcreep

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noun

A gradual movement upwards.

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Meanings

nounupcreep (plural upcreeps)

plural upcreeps

  1. A gradual movement upwards.

    […] the absence of a governmental wage policy and our continuing upcreep in wage rates […]

    1961, United States. Federal Open Market Committee, Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee..., page 923
verbupcreep (third-person singular simple present upcreeps, present participle upcreeping, simple past and past participle upcrept)

present singular third person upcreeps · participle present upcreeping · participle past upcrept · past upcrept

  1. intransitiveTo creep upwards.

Origin

From up- + creep.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

prepuce
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“upcreep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upcreep. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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