Creep
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The term creep has several meanings:
- A derogatory slang term describing a type of person; e.g. "She is such a creep"
- A deliberately slow and quiet method of walking or moving; "He was trying to creep up on me and scare me!"
- The slow movement of something; e.g. "The boat took forever to get here. It was just creeping along"
- A failure mode of polymers at room temperature, as well as metals and ceramics under high temperatures.
- A project management problem where the objectives of a project expand beyond the initial project limits as the project progresses
- The slow progression of rock and other debris down a low grade slope; it can also refer to slow deformation of such materials as a result of prolonged pressure and stress (also known as downhill creep)
- The title of different songs by musical groups Radiohead, Stone Temple Pilots, and TLC.
- A 2004 horror film, Creep
- The The Committee to Re-elect the President, formed by President Nixon in 1972.
- A printing industry term that refers to the inner pages in a single fold piece extending further than the outer pages.