Crawl
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of moving slowly on hands and knees etc, or with frequent stops A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick A piece of horizontally scrolling text overlaid on the main image.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground. To move forward slowly, with frequent stops. To act in a servile manner. See crawl with. To feel a swarming sensation. To swim using the crawl stroke. To move over an area on hands and knees. To visit while becoming inebriated. To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.
Example sentence: Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
Creep
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.Of plants, to grow across a surface rather than upwards.To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.To make small gradual changes, usually in a particular direction.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails)A relatively small gradual change, variation or deviation (from a planned value) in a measure.A slight displacement of an object: the slight movement of somethingIn sewn books, the tendency of pages on the inside of a quire to stand out farther than those on the outside of it.An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.The imperceptible downslope movement of surface rock.An annoying irritating personA frightening and/or disconcerting person, especially one who gives the speaker chills or who induces psychosomatic facial itching.A barrier with small openings used to keep large animals out while allowing smaller animals to pass through.
Example sentence: I have had UFO experiences, and yet, at the same time, I can easily be convinced that none of it is true. It's hard to say whether or not you're a believer. I've been interested in that subject matter, like lots of people. Perhaps foolishly, I've allowed some of that stuff to creep into my music.