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creeps

[ kreeps ]

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noun

(used with a singular verb)

Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.

creeps

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Origin of creeps¹

So called from the effect on the animal's gait; creep, -s ³

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“It was 24 hours a day of worrying, trying to keep the creeps away. Fame and money in rock-and-roll — it’s all a very dangerous area to live in.”

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It’s a small show that creeps up on you, like a bizarre dream that’s hard to shake.

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"You try and push it out but it creeps back in."

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His mother Dian Clarke says she is "trying to stay positive", adding: "You hear about people going missing in the news and then it creeps up on you."

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Refreshingly, “Heart Eyes,” directed by Josh Ruben, is a flip throwback to a time when killers were creeps and victims were chum.

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