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    CREEP UP

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Advance stealthily or unnoticedplay

    Example:

    Age creeps up on you

    Synonyms:

    creep up; sneak up

    Classified under:

    Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

    Hypernyms (to "creep up" is one way to...):

    advance; go on; march on; move on; pass on; progress (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense)

    Sentence frames:

    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP

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