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creeps
[kreeps]
noun
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
/ ː /
plural noun
informala feeling of fear, repulsion, disgust, etc
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
If an out-of-control clown gives you the creeps, check out the crowd in cartoon masks meant to disguise evil.
“I’m looking at this from a prosecutor’s standpoint — this bill strengthens California law and gives us the felony hammer to prosecute the creeps that are preying on teenagers,” she said in a statement.
After three or four days of self-deprivation, weakness creeps into fraying muscles; a few days after that come intensifying waves of headaches, abdominal cramps and dizziness.
“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.”
It’s a small show that creeps up on you, like a bizarre dream that’s hard to shake.
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