creep#6 (v)

v02060588

type v
lex_filenum 38
def grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
examples ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings
Frame - 1 Something ----s
Frame - 4 Something is ----ing PP
Outgoing links
Hypernym diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out
Derivationally related form creep → creeper
Incoming links
Derivationally related form creeper → creep
Hyponym diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out

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