Creep - Definition and Overview

The term creep has several meanings:

• it is a derogatory slang term describing a type of person; e.g. "She is such a creep"
• it is a deliberately slow and quiet method of walking or moving; "He was trying to creep up on me and scare me!"
• it refers to the slow movement of something; e.g. "The boat took forever to get here. It was just creeping along"
• it is a failure mode of metals and some other materials when under stress in hot conditions
• it is a project management problem where the objectives of a project expand beyond the initial project limits as the project progresses
• it is 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)
• it is the title of different songs by musical groups Radiohead, Stone Temple Pilots, and TLC.
• a 2004 horror film, Creep