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 something In 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 person A 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: A sickle-cell attack would creep up slowly in my ankles, legs, arms, back, stomach, and chest. Sometimes my lips and tongue turned numb, and I knew I was going into a crisis.
Crawl
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of moving slowly on hands and knees etc, or with frequent stopsA rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kickA 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: These archetypal older women in movies can sometimes make my skin crawl. It's about the one dimension; it's about the lack of any texture.